It was considered to be the biggest gathering of skateboarders in the history of Philippine skateboarding, the Vans Go Skateboarding Day celebration held at the World Trade Center. Roxas Boulevard was flooded by skateboarders for the early morning push parade from Lawton, Manila to World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Photo courtesy of Padraska Skateboarding.
The Push Parade was organized by Mr. Roy Estillero of Padraska Skateboarding, a police officer and skateboarder. His passion is to help the skateboarding scene grow in our country giving every skateboarders a right to skate. “The push parade was my initial idea to help give awareness about skateboarding. Skateboarding is our passion, to some it’s a sport and to others it’s their lifestyle,” said Mr. Roy Estillero.
The Go Skateboarding Day celebration is an annual gathering of skateboarders around the globe. Vans Philippines organized this event to give back to the skateboarding community. With over 10,000 skateboarders in attendance, everyone was hyped and stoked about the skate contest, giveaways and rock bands.
Here are some highlights of the event courtesy of Marc Aganon.
Highest Ollie winner Jeff Gonzales.
Best Run Old Skool Division 2nd Place Lloyd Briones.
Best Run Girls Division Champion Gwen Cabangon.
Best Run Kids Division 2nd place Sebby Hernandez.
Vans Philippines Skate Championship- Champion Mark Fernandez.
Highest Ollie Winner- Jeff Gonzales
Best Trick Winner- Ejay “Akon” Tayamen
Kids Division
1st Place- Vince Allen Roldan
2nd Place- Sebby Hernandez
3rd Place- Lee Dela Cruz
Girls DIvision
1st Place- Gwen Cabangon
2nd Place- Arianne May Kiddo Trinidad
3rd Place- Josephine Soriano
Old Skool Division
1st Place- Pedro Santos
2nd Place- Lloyd Briones
3rd Place- David Valino
Vans Philippine Skate Championship 2014 Finals
1st Place- Mark Fernandez
2nd Place- Christopher Hurich
3rd Place- Ansey Flores
The Vans Go Skateboarding day 2014 celebration was an all out success! See you again next year!!!
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