, ▁ 3 2 - year - old ▁Leo ▁O rac ion ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Filip ino ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁He ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Philipp ine ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁Ex ped ition ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁mount aine er ▁Er win ▁" P ast or " ▁Em ata , ▁who ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁May ▁ 1 8 . ▁The ▁expedition ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁TV ▁network ▁A BS - CB N . ▁Another ▁Filip ino , ▁Rom i ▁Gard uce ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁fin anced ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁TV ▁network ▁G MA ▁ 7 . ▁D ale ▁A ben oj ar , ▁another ▁Filip ino ▁mount aine er ▁who ▁made ▁an ▁independent ▁sum mit ▁attempt , ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 ▁— ▁two ▁days ▁ahead ▁of ▁O rac ion ▁— ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁side . ▁A ben oj ar ' s ▁claim ▁has ▁been ▁registered ▁in ▁Elizabeth ▁Haw ley ' s ▁H imal ay an ▁Database ▁but ▁the ▁claim ▁remains ▁dub ious . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁A pa ▁Sher pa ▁of ▁Th ame , ▁Nep al ▁summ ited ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁time , ▁breaking ▁his ▁own ▁world ▁record . ▁▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁Soph ia ▁Dan enberg ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁American ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁▁ ▁Paul ine ▁Sand erson