VFRP RIDER OF THE MONTH: JENOVAH MAGALLANES

Yes! Finally, 2015 is here! It's a new year and a new chapter for the pack and since we're talking about "new", let's all welcome our new set of officers and get to know our new President! Yep, that's right, as the pack celebrated their Christmas Party 2014, it has been officially announced that the newly selected officers shall start their term and continue the best practices and activities that the previous officers have started making this year as productive as last year, if not, make it even more fun and unforgettable for each member of the pack.

Before you get excited in meeting the new President, let's do a little recap and meet our new set of officers!

CLUB OFFICERS: (click on their names to go to their facebook page... ><)

President:                  Ginn Alfred "Jenovah" Magallanes
V-President:               Larrie Badilla
Secretary:                  Joseph Anthony "Onyot" Romarate
Treasurer:                  Patrick Casicas
PIO:                           Manolito Gantalao

                                  Carl Lewis Amador Reataza

Councils:                   Ralph "RJ" Go
                                  Carl Jude Opolentisima 

                                  Ricky Montilla
Official Marshall:       Harry Celeste 

                                  John Michael Nava

                                 Gaudencio Baguhin

Official blogger:        Jennykarla Celeste

Don't worry as the year progresses, we shall get to know more of each of our new officers and of course the rest of the pack as well. In the meantime, Let's first get up close and personal with your new Alpha

photo courtesy of Underbone Tuner Online Magazine

*Vega Specs*

photo courtesy of Underbone Tuner Online Magazine

Motorcycle name (if any): StreetBender

Motorcycle Type: Vega Force 1DV2

Colour: Gold

Year bought: 2011

Previous or other motorcycle: Honda XRM Limited Edition & Honda Wave Dash

Recognitions received for the motorcycle: Featured in Inside Racing Magazine

Farthest ride with your motorcycle: 120kph

*Bikers Profile*

Name: Ginn Alfred “Jenovah” Magallanes 

Age: 30

Birthday: July 29, 1984

Location: Carcar City, Cebu

VFRP member since: August 2012

VFRP position: President

Q. Most memorable moment in VFRP?

A. First ride with the pack to Moalboal. That was February 3, 2013 with  27 motorcycles.

Q. What was your main reason for buying your Vega force?

A. The main purpose was for daily use at first. I didn’t expect that I would jump into the pack.

Q. Most unforgettable experience with your motorbike:

A. Trying to beat a red light and it ends me with a very large scar in my right arm.

Q. Why join VFRP:

A. Want to meet more friends, gain more knowledge about MC.

Q. Biggest achievement with your motorbike.

A. Too far from there yet.

Q. What’s the one thing that you really want to get for your motorcycle?

A. One thing you say? I'm still on the process of figuring it out.Hahahaha.

Q. What are your plans for your motorbike 2 to 3 years from now?

A. After modifying it, I’ll make at least 1 entry for motor show then I’ll leave it as what it is. Also, aiming for higher CC is in top of my list.

Q. How has the group changed your life?

A. It teaches me how to widened my thoughts and understanding someone's feeling, how to extend my patience into the higher level and of course how to value friendshipand camaraderie.

Q. As the newly elected president of the Pack, any plans or activities that we could look forward to?

A. Yes! A lot.  Most of it is Community Service. And with the help of all the members, we’ll take this club into another level of a legit Non-Government Organization. 

photo courtesy of Underbone Tuner Online Magazine

There you have it guys! You have seen your new president in action and definitely you can see him more in the next few months.

Until the next article! Watch out for February as we celebrate the love month by featuring the VFRP Couple of the month!

VFRP Ang Pinaka : Top 6 Best Moments of VFRP 2014

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!!! 2014 has ended and today marks the first day of the year 2015. A lot of things had happened and 2014 became a productive year for the Vega Force Riders Pack. As we say goodbye to the year that has gone by, let us all look back and reminisce the moments that made 2014 special for the Pack.

Here are the top 6 Ang Pinaka Best and Memorable Moments of VFRP 2014!

#6 YAMAHA GP

July 2014, The Vega Force Riders Pack made its way to Cebu Kartzone to join the Yamaha GP 5th leg and if they were just spectators from the previous events, now they were officially part of the race. 

To make it even more challenging, they competed against each other for the top 3 slots that will represent the Pack for the overall tournament. 

It was a very fun to watch the boys battle each other being known as first timers in the racing field. Compared to other clubs who you can see are veterans already , they were just chillin' all the way to the finish line and like the announcer had said "just like doing a long rider in the road".

Top 3 - Harry Celeste, Patrick Casicas, John Dryden Gabuya

Of course the top 3 was chosen and it was Harry Celeste, Patrick Casicas and John Dryden Gabuya who represented the pack and competed against the top 3 from the other groups. They may have finished last but the experience made the whole event worth remembering.

#5 RIDES, RIDES, RIDES

A motorcycle club will never be complete if there were no rides and 2014, they got a lot. Most of the rides would end up in a specific location where they can relax after a long time in the road .

Take the round south for example, the pack took the 4-hour-journey (felt like 6 because of all the stopovers!) with a destination of Oslob at a private resort so everyone could enjoy the beach. Of course the moment everyone was there, it became a challenge for leaving because of the location. You can definitely say the place would take your breath away literally speaking once you have experienced going up and down a hundred flight of stairs O_O.

If the group had conquered south, they made sure to make their mark in the west part of Cebu and from the beach, they experienced the beauty of Mantayupan falls in Barili. After the falls had experienced a setback a few years back when it dried up after an earthquake, It has gone back to its beauty and attraction which the Pack was surely to enjoy.

Several other roadtrips has been made covering the most remote parts of Cebu and what a way to end the year than a year-end ride to Simala, Sibunga with a little bit of community service in the side. Well, with all the rides happening in just one island, pretty sure the pack would be able to make their mark in the whole island of Cebu.

#4 VFRP 2ND YEAR ANNIVERSARY

2014 had marked the second year of the founding of the Vega Force Riders Pack and after everything that the pack had gone through , they deserve a celebration with matching Lechon! 

Several members have come and gone (from the pack!). Some of the founders are still there and some are already inactive but in their second year anniversary, you can say that the pack is going strong. A lot of new faces has joined in and the numbers are growing.

And being able to celebrate the second year is something the the Pack is very proud of knowing that their will always be more anniversaries to come and celebrate.

#3 UNITY RIDE

This year was also a year of intrigue and politics that had affected not just the pack but the motorcycle community as well. With the government trying to release policies that had gained the motorcycle rider's attention (somewhat negatively), it paved the way for everyone to join hands (or join bikes ><).

Although the said issues had somehow died down or taken into back seat at the moment, the groups had realized that they were not alone and if they needed to stand together, they could always rely on each other if they needed to stand for a cause, thus the Unity Rides was born. 

November, motorcycle riders all around Cebu gathered including the Vega Force Riders Pack to get to know each other, hang out and of course ride all around Cebu to let everyone see that different groups can come together if needed to show their strength and Unity as one riding community.

#2 CSR ACTIVITIES

Reaching out to the community has aways been a goal that VFRP wanted to meet even when the pack was just starting out. So by December 2014, Yamaha Club made that happen for them.

Yamaha Club has needed a Club that would assist them with one of their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Activities and of course the pack did not waste the chance and volunteered to represent Yamaha. With the first ever community program, VFRP was able to help provide school children with new sets of school supplies at a remote community in Naga, Cebu giving them not jut their needs in school but also the motivation to continue their studies no matter what hardship they are into. Who knows, someday one of those kids they have helped would grow up to be a rider or a member of VFRP in the future. ^^

Of course before the year ended, VFRP went ahead and met their goals not just once , not twice but three times as selected VFRP officers joined another yamha club csr activity together with other Yamaha club groups and the latest one where in even Bagyong Ruby did not stop them from giving the kids at CarCar Cebu new sets of school supplies.

 Read the full article on this event here

#1 YAMAHA CLUB GRAND EB - DECEMBER, 2014

Now that we are down to our top 1, There is no other way to top the list than feature the first ever Yamaha Club Grand eyeball 2014 .  

With a lot of firsts that the group has experienced for the year, this would be one of the most memorable.

Yamaha Club aims to gather all groups that has been created for Yamaha and recognizing them as part of 1 big Organization and one big Family.

Of course VFRP is present in the event and was able to gather more than 60 members which was a also a first of the group.

The event was highlighted with games, food and of course Yamaha Babes with the whole agenda is to show the camaraderie and unity from each one of the riders.This became a time for different riders to show off their different types of Yamaha bikes based on their clubs like the MIO,  FINO, FZ, Sniper, even an all-girls group and of course, Vega Force. You couldn't believe how many bikers there are in Cebu was in the event and every one of them showed just how an advocate they are to Yamaha.

The pack may not have won from any of the events but they definitely stood out with their naughty cheer "VEGAONS!|" making them one of the most memorable group in the event.

More on VFRP at Yamaha Grand EB article.

So the year ends with a bang as we greet the new Year with fireworks, horns, drinks , and food and probably by now a lot of people are still suffering from hangovers from last nights partying .With everything that had happened this year, we are definitely looking forward for a much more eventful and exciting 2015. Cheers VEGAONS!