Daniel Castillo Hosting The DVS Team In The Philippines

I’m Filipino-American and growing up in the states with plenty of skate spots everywhere you look, I must say that the Philippines is a horrible place if you want to skate.  Underdeveloped roads will have you either falling into a pothole or constantly eating asphalt because of pebbles that litter the streets.  The brand new virgin untouched buildings are heavily secured with guards carrying automatic guns.  Even though they are ultra happy and you can even catch them sleeping on the job once in a while, you don’t really want to mess with them.  And even though there are private skate parks throughout the bigger cities like Manila, you have to know the owner because they tend to build them on rooftops of high-rise buildings.  So even though I love the Philippines and it’s a fun country to explore, it’s not exactly a skate friendly country.

But that won’t stop Fil-Am skater Daniel Castillo and the DVS crew.  He along with Torey Pudwell, Jeron Wilson, Chico Brenes, Kenny Hoyle, and Zared Basset will all take a mini tour of the beautiful country with Daniel as their tour guide.  Hopefully he can introduce them to a little balut, some soup # 5 (cow testicles), and a little cock-fighting action, which is completely legal there.  I know that there are a couple of skate shops in Manila so I’m sure they will set up a skateable parking lot for the team.  I just hope that they will be able to withstand the humidity and heat.

And as you may have already known, the hurricanes in the northern part of the Philippines caused catastrophic floods killing hundreds of people throughout the cities and provinces.  Hopefully this can bring about some happiness for those who had suffered through the ordeal.