It was the last days of the North swell and everybody got tired of surfing small petty waves that came without force. A handful of driven surfers went further to less surfed spots and did get lucky with some good surf. But a longer trip than the usual meant more hassle, and it’s not really [...]

Spent the Holy Week in Baler and it was an incredible weekend. What’s more awesome is we got to spend it with the guys and girls of the Choco Banana Crew. And thanks to our friend Dindi here is a video of that weekend which is one of the best surf trips we had so [...]

Time really flies when you’re having fun. Four days in Baler during the Holy Week and we wished it will never end. I can’t recall much now but the routine was typical – surf, eat, sleep and repeat. Wait… and skate! There are good spots in Baler to cruise on concrete and that’s what we [...]

TJ’s prologue (co’z he is talkative like that) There are two windows of good surf time in Baler – early morning and mid afternoon. In between onshore winds begin to blow out the sets and that’s practically about the right time to paddle in to have your lunch and a power nap or maybe a [...]

Didn’t see the action that happened in Baler during the 7th Aurora Surfing Challenge? Watch the videos below. Presented by VANS ph and Blunt Magazine. ELIMINATION highlights   FINALS highlights Jeff, Bad Boy, Balat and Pakits powered by: WONASOLUTIONS sponsored by: VANS ph Blunt Magazine Tourism Aurora Kahea’s Beach Resort Aliya Surf Camp and many [...]

Sun, surf, single fins and smiles. Enjoy the video folks! Single And Unattached from COAST THRU LIFE on Vimeo.Single and Unattached is the first single fin longboard contest in the Philippines. This event highlights for the very first time the traditional, classic style of longboarding in a country where performance surfing takes center stage. Surfers [...]

SINGLE AND LOVIN’ IT! Here’s the Single & Unattached Classic Single Fin Longboard Contest presented by Coast Thru Life, in cooperation with The Surf Institute, Zamora Surf, and Ten Again Films & Productions Inc. As part of the 15th year celebration of the La Union International Longboard Open, your friends from Coast Thru Life, in cooperation [...]

In order to maintain their reputation as a premiere testing facility, EMC designs exams that thoroughly test a candidate’s knowledge of technical terms and abilities. Passing these exams requires candidates to take steps to review the material prior to their exams. One way to prepare is through EMC’s instructor-led classroom training courses. If a candidate [...]

A close friend of ours here at LokalSoul, AJ Koh is one of those young surfers who gets the classic style of longboarding. We always talk about our favorite surfers, you know – Alex Knost, Joel Tudor, Tyler Warren, etc. When we are at the lineup, we’re always like telling each other about how we [...]

Remember last year’s action at Sabang and Cemento? Philippine surfing heavyweights Jeff dela Torre and Okoy Rojo of Baler, phenom Jay-R Esquivel of La Union and Siargao legend Piso Alcala battled till the end but Jeff ultimately won thru great wave selection. Can he do it again this year? Or will Okoy and rest of the surfers [...]

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So after surfing Carille and the Point during the New Year weekend I was back again in La Union to catch some more of those sweet North Swell waves. I also stayed again at my new favorite place in LU – the laid back Circle Hostel (doing a feature on the Circle soon). Arrived with [...]

First of all, Happy New Year everyone! Hope you had a great 2012 and I wish all the best for you guys in 2013. Hey, the world didn’t come to an end after all right? We’re still here and we’re still smiling and having a good time living life. I’ll even say that the world [...]

Were you there? We were. Now let’s relive those moments because all had our own. Aloha Boardsports Surf & Music Festival 2012 – La Union from Aloha Boardsports on Vimeo. See you at the next SMF!

written by Vicente Dayrit It all began when Jaro Anillo started to make skimboards for himself back in 2005. He met Vince Dayrit at Crystal beach trying to learn how to skim. Vince borrowed Jaro’s board and felt that it performed better compared to the other boards he had used. Vince asked Jaro if he [...]

Hot off the heels of recent surf competitions, our own Filipino surfers will next battle it out in another epic location in Philippine surfing – the Majestics in Puraran Bay in Baras, Catanduanes. It is time for the Majestic Puraran Surfing Cup of 2012. Although team LokalSoul won’t be at the event, we will definitely be [...]