Philippe Saubier – The Legionnaire
50 years old
French on paper but Filipino by heart
Married, 3 kids
1 heart attack in 2004 followed by a diet resulting in losing 25kg, giving up chain
smoking and shifting to social and economic development work:
- 120,000 rural Filipino electrified using teams on motorcycles with thePhilippines Rural Electrification Services (PRES) program
- 15,000 students benefiting from Internet connection in 23 rural high schools with the Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access for Student (GILAS) and the Ayala Foundation Inc. (AFI)
- 300 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) living in rural areas assisted with the Handicap International (HI) Hilwaii program
- Participated in 4 BOSS Ironman challenges and 3 times finisher
- 200,000km ridden in the Philippines roads the last 5 years
- Rides BMW R1200GS Adventure on long rides, a Honda Funmoto 650 in the city and a Honda 200XR modified in the dirt!
34 years old
Filipino
Married, 1 wife
Professional Geek:
- Geek Rider: Riding since 1996, a daily commuter, rides to look cool and save on gas and parking!
- Geek Journalist: T3, MPH, GamesMaster, Techie.com.ph, Technoodling.net
- Geek Out Reach: The Award winning Buhay Ko (www.buhayko.org) Project’s goal is to empower marginalized sectors using technology and specifically blogging. Current focus is on scavengers from the Smokey Mountain dumpsite.
- Geek Work: Video Game BPO consultant and has worked in the Video Game industry for 6 years.
Antonio Villanueva – The Wizard
37 yrs old
Filipino
Married, 2 kids
Motorcycle is the passion of my life:
- Started biking before walking!
- Riding my bike to appreciate the cultural heritage and beauty of the Philippines but used to race on and off road
- Participated and placed finisher in 4 BOSS Ironman with a win in the last edition in the Group of 20 category
- Teach motorcycle safe riding as an advocacy to employees of social organizations such as Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs)
- Highly skilled rider and mechanic which makes me able to ride and fix any 2-wheel machine!
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