00:00The Filipino ace surfer Roelio Esquivel Jr. won his 3rd consecutive championship
00:06in the men's division of La Union International Longboard Qualifying Series
00:10which was held in San Juan, La Union this past Wednesday.
00:13Esquivel scored 15.67 to win against his fellow Filipino friend Perry Ventura who scored 14.84.
00:23All Filipino surfers also fought in the semi-finals
00:27where Esquivel defeated Roger Casogay while Ventura defeated Jomarie Ebuesa.
00:33Esquivel was pleased with the improvement of the surfers not only in the Philippines but also in Asia.
00:41He added that this victory is a good start of the year for the Philippine surfing scene.