Army, Coast Guard lead dragonboat winners

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Army, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Air Force dominated the dragonboat races for the men’s open, women’s small boat and mixed open categories in the 2014 Manila Bay Seasports Festival recently. 

Among the motorized bancas, Ryan Isiderio of Boracay, piloting “Matador” took first place in the formula race, while San Fabian, Pangasinan’s Alwin Estacio on board “Patricia” copped the stock race championship.

The Manila Bay Seasports Festival was presented by Manila Broadcasting Company and the City of Manila, in cooperation with the Philippine Coast Guard, Cobra Energy Drink, Caltex, Eveready, Ginebra San Miguel, Pioneer Epoxy, Filinvest, Silka, M. Lhuillier, Columbia International Foods, Manila Ocean Park and Briggs and Stratton.