MyLifeonBoard.net, the country’s premier boardsports social media site in the Philippines, in partnership with BBX Productions and CrossRoads Concepts Productions, recently held a two-day action-packed downhill longboarding race and skateboarding competition at the Subic Base Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in Subic. The event, dubbed as “Skate to the Promised Land”, aimed to discover the promote the new breed of talented grassroots skaters and longboarders all over the country.
“We are very passionate in promoting boardsports here in the Philippines and overseas. MyLifeonBoard.net has always been an instrument in spreading the awareness and serving the boardsports community,” said Michael Eijansantos, Editor-in-Chief of Mylifeonboard.net.
“Today, the boardsports industry is one of the fastest growing individual sports in the country. We are expecting that the population of boardsports enthusiast and athletes will increase as MylifeonBoard.net continues to promote the sport that connects everyone living their life on board,” adds Eijansantos.
The competition was followed by a rock concert featuring “Salamin”. Aloha Boardsports is the Presenter of the event. Major sponsors are Aerial7, Gopro, Free Energy Coop and Rockstar Energy Drink. Unbox.ph is one of the official social media partners in the event.
For more updates about the boardsports scene in the Philippines and overseas, visit www.mylifeonboard.net.
Skateboarding competition winners:
Game of Skate Class A – Kenneth Evanglista
Game of Skate Class B – John Mark Marco
Highest Ollie – Enoy Hernandez
Best trick rail – Enoy Hernandez
Best trick Funbox – Kenneth Evangelista
Downhill Competition winners:
Groms
Champion – Luis De Luna
1st Runner up – Pantoy Grupo Nopo
2nd Runner up – Nonong Dequina
3rd Runner up – Manu Codinera
Class A
Champion – Gerard Cancio
1st Runner up – Jay Mitra
2nd Runner up – Joseph “Epos” Falcone
3rd Runner up – Kiko Meily
Class B
Champion – Joaquin Romero
1st Runner up – Paul Luap
2nd Runner up – Aries Quicho
3rd Runner up – Mico Montifar
Photos by: Jun Navarro and author