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Skateboarding in the Philippines

January 9, 2007

Skateboarding has existed since the 1940’s which started out as pieces of soap box cars that later evolved into skateboards. This was then mass produced in the 1960’s and became a new kind of sport. I still remember as a kid in the early 80’s, skateboards were short and narrow made of hard-plastic or fiberglass. I remember once featured on ABC’s Wide World of Sports on RPN 9 on a Sunday after some weekly Chinese TV series, sometimes they would have skateboard contest. Where the most popular competition is the downhill obstacle course. A race between two playes where there are slaloms between traffic cones, running up and down a wooden ramp, and jumping over a bar but keeping the skateboard on the ground and they jump over the bar and land back on the board.

Today skateboarding has evolved to be more extreme. Boards are also wider, slightly longer, made of concave plywood often convered with sandpaper for better grips with shoes. This sport just got more extreme and is well publicized by the X-Games on ESPN. So popular that some video games are modeled based on some of the famous skaters like Tony Hawk.

This sport is pretty popular in the US, but that does not mean we do not have good skaters in the Philippines. Well maybe not as good at the US counterparts but still good enough to say it’s cool to watch. Watch the video of the Holocaust skaters in the Philippines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAY1VfM3kyQ

Watch even more of the Philippines’ skaters like Mike Torio, Raymong Wong, Bernard Viernes, Jason Santiago, Jun Ramos, Jason Kid, Jerry Baliguat, Marvin Corpus, Richard Panopio, Jerome Ocampo, Ansey Flores, Pedro Santos, Lloyd Briones, Raymond Lorenzana, Jack Nonato, Mon Chua, RJ Albano, Jun Castor, Ritchie Arenas, Marvin Bolisay, Niko Jonco, JR Tagad, Erlan Roxas, Ramir Denzo, Bryan Virtucio, Barbee Viernes, Boyet Del Mundo and Louie Lumadilla in the 2nd Holocaust Sk8 Video.

Written by Benj Arriola · Filed Under BLOG, Sports 

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19 Responses to “Skateboarding in the Philippines”

  1. Tony W on January 9th, 2008 12:58 pm

    Awesome post, it’s seems pretty cool in the Philippines! Nice blog btw, i’m bookmarking it. I’d appreciate it if you would check out my skateboarding site, skateboard trick tips

  2. Eury on February 12th, 2008 8:00 pm

    Nice! Hope we can feature you in our documentary program Kasangga Mo Ang Langit, can I have your contaqct details so that we culd coordinate with your group for Pinoy skateboaders episode, please, please, please…Give a positive reply

  3. Benj Arriola on February 13th, 2008 5:23 am

    Hi Eury, they were featured on Channel 7 on Pacquaio’s TV show and they contacted them through Seoph’s site on PinoyIsulong.com.

  4. PinoyBlurker » Blog Archive » links for 2008-02-13 on February 13th, 2008 11:23 pm

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  5. alex azucena on March 17th, 2008 5:06 pm

    Need Help! mulat production want to organize an event on May 31, 2008 at Ynares gym in binangonan, Rizal entitled “SKATEROCK” it will be attended by local skateboard enthusiast & underground bands in Rizal (cainta,taytay,angono,binangonan,morong,antipolo & tanay). We need help to contact any of these famuos skateboarder in the phils - Mike Torio, Raymong Wong, Bernard Viernes, Jason Santiago, Jun Ramos, Jason Kid, Jerry Baliguat, Marvin Corpus, Richard Panopio, Jerome Ocampo, Ansey Flores, Pedro Santos, Lloyd Briones, Raymond Lorenzana, Jack Nonato, Mon Chua, RJ Albano, Jun Castor, Ritchie Arenas, Marvin Bolisay, Niko Jonco, JR Tagad, Erlan Roxas, Ramir Denzo, Bryan Virtucio, Barbee Viernes, Boyet Del Mundo and Louie Lumadilla.
    Tnx

  6. Benj Arriola on March 23rd, 2008 3:12 am

    Ok Alex, makakarating message mo. I know several of them personally.

  7. Benj Arriola on March 23rd, 2008 3:14 am

    Btw, wala kang iniwan na contact info Alex? Susulpot na lang ba sila?

  8. jason on April 5th, 2008 4:47 pm

    where can i learn skateboarding here in the philippines?

  9. antonette on April 14th, 2008 1:26 pm

    hi i’d like to say that i’ve learn so much from mr lorenzana,i’m so over it just want to let him know he’s the biggest FART of life!!! send my regards to him or better if he’ll this instead po..ill wait your mail! bye,bye now…hope to see you soon po

  10. antonette on April 14th, 2008 1:29 pm

    wgen is your next compitition?

  11. antonette on April 14th, 2008 1:31 pm

    sorry i mean next compitition

  12. antonette on April 14th, 2008 1:38 pm

    hi raymond wong,hope i’ll see you soon i still want to make things right for me and you’re still my favorite mistake!! maybe because your my very first cut..i’ve learn so much from you and even if i don’t see you at all,you’re still FART of my life..mail me soon

  13. matt lao on April 20th, 2008 10:36 pm

    Gusto ko sana mag put’up ng skateboard shop here in our area, kaya lang don’t have contacts yet to supply me with skateboard materials like boards, trucks and others na manila based supplier sana, thus anyone knows someone? tanxs

  14. matt lao on April 20th, 2008 10:39 pm

    kindly email me: lao_matthew_d@yahoo.com

  15. victoria on April 22nd, 2008 1:39 pm

    any idea of skate shops in metro manila?

  16. skateboarding champ on May 15th, 2008 4:02 pm

    philippines have some good skaters i don’t know if they can compete with the u.s skaters though. skateeze.

  17. nickoo on May 17th, 2008 3:52 pm

    its great to see that skateboarding is doing well in the Philippines. I just noticed in the video that not one skater was wearing atleast a helmet. i would like to urge skaters everywhere to prioritize safety beyond anything else, especially since in the video they are skating beside a busy road.

    Better safe than sorry…

  18. Jed on June 28th, 2008 5:57 pm

    Hello to everyone reading this blog! I am John, a business student from UP. Currently, my group is doing a business plan about the possibility of having a skatepark/extreme sports warehouse in Metro Manila.

    Because of this, we are looking for people who are into the sport so we can get information about the people who play and the places where they play. Also, we are looking for possible organizations or group of people who are into skateboarding, wall climbing, and riding BMX.

    Do you know who should I talk to? Hope you would be willing to help us. My number is 0905.242.3942. Email address: hirouka88@yahoo.com

    Thank you very much!

  19. StilslizeR on July 2nd, 2008 4:53 pm

    hey.. sup mga tol… nag.search ako sa yahoo skaters dito sa pinas…..ito ung una kong nakita…tanong ko lang kung san nag-iiskateboard . . . baka pwedeng maki.sali?… gusto ko pang-matuto?… thankz!

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