YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip in Bacolod ‘a huge success’

YGG Pilipinas brought Saturday the web3 community together in Ayala Malls Capitol Central Bacolod for the YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip, an initiative to invite people to learn about crypto, blockchain, NFTs, and web3.

Attendees at the June 22, 2024 event were able to play the latest web3 games, meet Filipino web3 influencers, content creators, local web3 gaming communities, and esports players.

It was indeed a huge success, with:
• Over 800 attendees from gaming and esports teams like Jobancom Esports and Entertainment, web3 communities like NFT X-Street, Web3 San Carlos, Web3 Bacolod, The Cryptology Academy, and students from Handumanan National High School, La Castellana National High School, Mansilingan Agro-Industrial High School, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University Talisay, and STI;
• Opening salvo from local Masskara dancers;
• Exciting showmatches for web3 games Parallel, Axie Infinity, Mines of Dalarnia, Everseed, Zeeverse, Sipher Odyssey, Guild of Guardians, Arena of Faith, Petopia, with cosplayers trying games like Rumble Racing Star, Project Mojo, Pirate Nation as showmatches;
• Exciting merchandise and prizes given away like Jambo phones, tote bags, shirts,in-game assets and tokens.

The event was held with the support and collaboration of the Bacolod local government unit and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

DICT Region 6 OIC Provincial Officer Mr. Gariel Legislador gave an opening speech on behalf of Regional Director Ralph Joseph C. Moncatar about embracing the opportunities that web3 brings.

“The YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip brings web3 closer to the Filipino, offering a hands-on experience with the latest web3 games and projects. DICT is committed to bringing opportunities in emerging technology, including web3 and blockchain. Digital innovation is rapidly reshaping the landscape of our daily lives and it is important for us to stay ahead of the curve. Let us learn, connect, and inspire each other to create a more inclusive and dynamic digital future for all Filipinos,” said Legislador on behalf of Moncatar.

The event also had Web3 Metaversity, a learning platform led by YGG Pilipinas, which featured key community leaders in Bacolod’s web3 space to educate attendees about cryptocurrency, blockchain, and trading fundamentals. With the panel entitled “Unlocking a Community: Key Insights on Creating a Web3 Community for Students in the Philippines,” Joner Boniel, Founder of Jobancom Esports, shared how gaming now offers more than just playing. “In the web3 space, we see different kinds of opportunities – community manager, event manager, educator not just playing, but opportunities in the different aspects of web3,” said Boniel.

Lester Magbo-o of Web3 Bacolod and one of the founding members of NFT X-Street added, “There is inclusivity, everyone is welcome and we can all thrive in the web3 space. There are avenues for opportunities for the community, for students to grow and learn, even as a career in this emerging technology.”*

– ABOUT YGG PILIPINAS ROADTRIP
The YGG Pilipinas Roadtrip is a nationwide event bringing web3 closer to the heart of the Philippine community. Traveling to localities, the Roadtrip aims to bring Filipino gamers together and help them discover the transformative possibilities found in web3. It is a platform to bring web3 games and brands to the heart of the Filipino gaming community.

– ABOUT YIELD GUILD GAMES
Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a Web3 Guild Protocol that enables players and gaming guilds to find their community, discover games and level up together. Its mission is to become the leading community-based user acquisition platform in web3 gaming.
As a network of gaming guilds focused on web3 games, YGG is committed to providing
opportunities for its members to achieve success in web3 gaming through questing initiatives such as Superquests and the Guild Advancement Program (GAP). These enable members to build their onchain identity through its achievement-based reputation system.
From its roots in the Philippines to its global network of regional guilds and partnerships with over 100 blockchain games and infrastructure projects, YGG caters to an ever- expanding community of gamers and blockchain enthusiasts.

– ABOUT YGG PILIPINAS
YGG’s Philippine team has been empowering a growing community of gamers, creators, and traders since 2021. YGG Pilipinas is the biggest supporter of web3 adoption in the Philippines, with over a million followers across its social channels.