VOYAGE OF THE BALANGAY

A JOURNEY INTO HISTORY

Tracing the Migration of our Ancestors

They were Austronesianspeaking people whose origin came from the Southern coast of mainland Asia.

Migration of Austronesian speaking people

What the Voyage Hope to Achieve

To Reconnect the Present with our Glorious Historical Past

RIZALS LEGACY
Ang hindi lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa kanyang patutunguhan.

To Rekindle the Maritime Consciousness among our People

There existed a welldeveloped boatbuilding industry during the pre-colonial days.

To install Enrique De Malacca also known as Panglima Awang, the Indo-Malay, his rightful place in history as the first circum-navigator of the world

Sailing Route

Philippines 2009

Southeast Asia 2010

Madagascar and Polynesia 2011

Major Activities for 2009

Sail in 67 ports with alternating crew of 18 8 members of Team Everest 4 Badjaos 4 SOG from the PCG/Navy 2 Joint Manning (Seafarers) Group

While on port, Team Balangay will undertake the following activities:

Discover the Beauty of the Islands

The Voyage of the Balangay and the Philippine Mt. Everest Team

From the mountains To the seas

Meet the Philippine Team who successfully climbed the summit of Mt. Everest.

The Leader

ART VALDEZ
Expedition Leader Philippine Mt. Everest Expedition 2003-2008 Voyage of the Balangay 2009-2013

First Filipinos to summit Mt. Everest

LEO ORACION
3:30 PM MAY 17, 2006

ERWIN PASTOUR EMATA

5:30 AM MAY 18, 2006

First Filipinas to summit Mt. Everest

NOELLE WENCESLAO

CARINA DAYONDON

JANET BELARMINO-SARDENA

AT THE SUMMIT OF MT. EVEREST MAY 16, 2007

First Filipinas atop Mt. Everest

First Southeast Asian women at the summit

First women in the world to traverse Mt. Everest climbing from Tibet and going down Nepal

Youngest mother at the summit

Support Crew

DR. RTED ESGUERRA

Expedition Doctor

VOLTAIRE VELASCO
Weatherman, Climatologist & NASA-based Scientist

FRED B. JAMILI
Logistics & Technical Support

IT WAS AN IMPROBABLE QUEST

Coming from a tropical country with no snow, no high icy mountains and no alpine tradition.

NO ONE BELIEVED IT CAN BE DONE

At the start, nobody wanted to be associated with the project. Others even discouraged us point-blank: Are you going to commit suicide?

IT STARTED AS A DREAM
to plant the Philippine Flag at the summit of Mt. Everest. Now that the flag waves proudly at the summit, the Voyage of the Balangay is another DREAM that would soon become REALITY

But WE Can Not Do It Alone

We need a helping hand to re-create and share these glorious historical experience to our people

By challenging everyone to join us in this EPIC VOYAGE

And by sailing together

We can pass on to future generations the proud heritage of our forefathers

In order to inculcate deep sense of PATRIOTISM and LOVE OF COUNTRY.