Moving on! Finally it was November 11, 2015 and after a great bonfire party with Madman and the rest of the CGY Ninjas, Tyler, Karen and I found ourselves sitting on a plane heading for Manila with a severe hangover. Even if my head felt like it was about to explode, the excitement grew stronger while we were getting closer to McKinley Hill Stadium. It was time to face the Giants of Ultimate.

Beau Kittredge

Jimmy Mickle

Dylan Freechild

Matt Rehder

Timmy Perston

Jonathan Nethercutt

Stanley Peterson

Claire Desmond

Opi Payne

Kelly Johnson

Jesse Shoffner

Natasha Won

Lisa Pitcaithley

Alika Johnston

This is Team E.R.I.C.

















It was such a surreal feeling photographing these great players. But, it was even more amazing seeing our very own Philippine team battle against them during the first showcase game of the weekend. Xtian, Popoy, Dada, Derek, Will, Jlo, Botchok, Chlods, Oli, Kyra and Mai-Mai to name a few, gave Team E.R.I.C. a good run during the Wednesday night's showcase game. The crowd roar like thunder the moment both teams entered the stadium. I had chills at the back of my neck. Goosebumps all over my body. Stadium lights were on. It was GO time. It was finally Bang-Bang time!





























The Friday night's showcase game was also one for the books. Though there was a slight glitch and everyone had to wait for a couple of hours for the stadium lights to get fixed, the crowd waited patiently for Team E.R.I.C. and Team Club Jr.'s game to begin. The two-hour delay was all worth it as the two elite teams battled it out like TITANS. As an Ultimate photographer who lives in the Philippines, indeed, it was such a great privilege to photograph these fine athletes. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I will get a chance to witness such an amazing event. The two teams put on a great show that every single person in the stadium would truly remember for a very long time. It was epic. Big thanks and all due high respect to Aldwin Ibanez and John Laraccas of Boon Technical Clothing, Early Recognition Is Critical (E.R.I.C.), Ditch and of course to the PFDA board for Bringing Team E.R.I.C. and Team Club Jr. Japan here in our humble country. You guys are the best! Thank you so so much!

Manila Spirits 2015. 3 days. 16 fields. 74 teams. It was super CRAZY! I have to admit, it was tough to shoot Manila Spirits. So I called for some reinforcements. Thanks to my teammates, Nico, Tahor, Chlods and Lucille for backing me up during the whole weekend. I couldn't thank them enough. They were the right people to be in the PUI team. They are good people. We missed a lot of teams during the weekend (There were too many), but I know that we did our best to cover the whole event. Manila Spirits is a totally different monster compared to other tournaments that I have been to. Teams are so much stronger and competitive. More international teams participated this year and a lot of action to capture on and off the field; Definitely more people to shoot.















