By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña
A graduate of the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City was hailed as the overall champion during the 2021 International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Philippines National competition men’s classic physique category.
Spencer Umah, also a member of the Ultimate Fitness-Iloilo, did enough to secure the championship bag in what was considered the most prestigious bodybuilding competition in the Philippines.
The 26-year-old Umah was under the tutelage of Negrense bodybuilding head coach Lance Deocares who is a part of Team Alas.
IFBB PH had a total of 26 competing categories from the physique juniors to the physique masters in the men’s division and the fit category to the women’s bikini category.
In the women’s division, Janeth Arbole reigned supreme in the women’s fit-model category, Memem Martos in the women’s bikini newcomer and the women’s bikini short while Leigh Domalsin topped the women’s bikini tall category.
In the men’s division, Edward Alido was the champion in the bodybuilding newcomer, Joshua Tamayao in the bodybuilding juniors, Katsuaki Suzuki in the bodybuilding masters, Leidon Cruz in the bodybuilding 65-kg, Roderick Ternida in the bodybuilding 70-kg, John Homer Valmonte in the bodybuilding 75-kg, and Reynold Domalsin in the open category.
Other champions in the men’s division were Leonilo Sampang, Paolo Michael Vergara, Kyle Dela Cruz, Elmer Mejia, Michael Postrero, Arjei Buenaventura, Marc Luartes, and Rodney Daniel Gonzales.
