MANILA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- While other Southeast Asian nations cheered their victories, the Philippines is still looking for the first medal in the 15th Asian Games, local media reported on Tuesday.

    The Philippine team waited for a medal finish in bowling on Monday, but ended up holding an empty bag, said a report by The Manila Bulletin.

    The pair of Markwin Tee and Tyrone Ongpauco took third place in the first half of the men's doubles, but was relegated to fifth by a surging Saudi Arabia team later in the afternoon.

    Elsewhere Monday, the Filipinos went 6-of-6 in boxing and won their first match in tennis, but took stinging defeats in chess and billiards.

    Swimming continued to be a disappointment, said the report. All Filipinos were eliminated in the individual events.

    The report also said the Filipinos bombed out in the singles events in bowling, suffered their first defeat in beach volleyball, got wiped out in judo and lost their way in road cycling.

    Four days into the Games, among Southeast Asian nations, Thailand had two golds, including a world record win in weightlifting, while Indonesia and Malaysia had one gold each.