CARLO Paalam and Junmilardo Ogayre kept the Philippine boxing campaign rolling Saturday, advancing in their respective divisions as Team Philippines continued its chase for more medals in the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

Paalam, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, moved into the quarterfinals of the men’s 55-kilogram division after surviving his Round of 16 assignment against India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam.

Ogayre, meanwhile, produced a convincing 5-0 victory over Nepal’s Khagendra Roka Magar in the men’s 60kg class to book his place in the quarterfinals at the Nishio Gymnasium. The victory came after the Filipino narrowly escaped his opening bout against Mongolia’s Gantumur Lundaa.

The two victories strengthened the Philippines’ boxing hopes, with two-time Olympic medalist Nesthy Petecio also set to begin her campaign in the women’s 60kg division.

Ogayre now faces a formidable quarterfinal assignment against Uzbekistan’s Olympic champion Abdulmalik Khalokov, while the Philippine boxing team continues to look for additional podium finishes.

Meanwhile, Team Philippines has reached 10 medals — two golds, two silvers and six bronzes in the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

Carlos Yulo remains the country’s top medal contributor, sweeping both gold medals in men’s artistic gymnastics in the floor exercise and vault. His younger brother, Karl Eldrew Yulo, also delivered a bronze in the horizontal bar.

The silver medalists are Jean Claude Saclag in men’s traditional MMA -65kg and the Gilas Pilipinas women’s 3×3 team, composed of Kacey Dela Rosa, Amyah Espanol, KA Kennan and Maria Pasilang. The Gilas women made history by securing the country’s first Asian Games medal in 3×3 basketball.

The six bronze medals came from Karl Eldrew Yulo in gymnastics, Carlos Alvarez in traditional MMA -77kg, Marie June Adriano in women’s karate kumite -50kg, the women’s karate kata team of Samantha Veguillas, Ysabielle Arrogante and Rebecca Torres, the Philippine women’s soft tennis team of Princess Catindig, Bien Zoleta, Christy Sanosa, Shyryn Salazar and Hilary Paas, and Albert Ian Delos Santos in men’s 70kg weightlifting.

In the overall medal standings, the Philippines is currently 14th, with two golds, two silvers and six bronzes. China leads the medal table, followed by host Japan and South Korea, as competition continues across the Aichi-Nagoya Games.

With boxing still in medal contention and several events remaining, Team Philippines continues its campaign in Nagoya with the national squad looking to add more hardware to its growing collection.