The PowerHouse

On behalf of The PowerHouse and the organizing team of the Cagayan De Oro Open Powerlifting Championships, we want to thank you for putting in countless hours to make our events run smoothly.

It truly takes a team to make our competitions possible, and we are incredibly grateful for your time, service, and unwavering dedication.

Philippine Powerlifting
Lift Athletics

Five lifters. Five battles.

TPH Powerlifting Team enters the gates of the City of Golden Friendship and showcased their power at the platform 🔥

🏆 Zwyck Alwag - u100 Junior, Open Champion
🏆 Denice Jo Angel - u48 Junior, Open Champion + Female Best Lifter
🏆 Miley Anne Whatton - u60 Novice, Sub-junior, Open Champion
🏆 Justine Dumapias - u100 Junior, Open Silver
🏆 Myles Whatton - u75 Novice 4th; Junior, Open Bronze

Congratulations team! We will conquer the platform again 💪🏻

🔥 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧.

𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗢 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 — pound-for-pound, these two ran the platform.

Every division crowned a champion. Only two names topped the board. The strongest lifters in the room, regardless of weight class.

𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿: Denice Jo Angel
𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿: Kent Bañares

Two totals. One standard. Cagayan De Oro's best, pound-for-pound.

🔥 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦. 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗡.

𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗢 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 — five lifts just rewrote the record books.

Some fell on the third attempt. Some lifters called for a fourth to push it further. Either way, the standard just moved.