Himmat, the lone Indian in the field, is now three shots behind seven leaders -- Malaysia's Arie Irawan, Janne Kaske of Finland and local star Angelo Que, who fired matching five-under-par 66s, little known Eugene Sim of Singapore, Thailand's Pijit Petchkasem, Malcolm Kokocinski of Sweden and Japan's Masaru Takahashi.
A host of eight players, including 2012 ADT Order of Merit champion Jay Bayron of the Philippines, Thailand's Nirun Sae-Ueng and Australian Mark Leich, trailed by one shot in tied-eighth position at the Aboitiz Invitational.
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