Shell Mekaniko League 2025 Crowns Shell Advance Masters and Shell Helix Champions National Winners

Manila, Philippines — September 2025. Shell Pilipinas Corporation has brought the Shell Mekaniko League 2025 to a triumphant close, marking a milestone in the country’s automotive industry. For the first time, motorcycle and car experts came together under one national platform, with more than 2,000 participants from 26 provinces joining Shell’s largest mechanic competition to date.

From its kickoff in March to the Grand Finale at Le Pavillon in Pasay City, the Mekaniko League combined high-level competition with practical skills development. At every stage, participants attended Shell-led training sessions and TESDA-certified modules that prepared them for NC I and NC II certifications, strengthening their credentials and expanding livelihood opportunities. Semi-finalists were tested in written exams, parts identification, and live repair challenges that mirror workshop realities. Semi-final winners each received ₱50,000 and advanced to the Grand Finale.

At the Grand Finale, champions from across the country faced off in an electrifying showdown. Mark Anthony Calimag (Quezon City) was crowned the Shell Helix Auto Mekaniko Champions 2025 National Champion, while Charlie Sandoval (Caloocan City) earned the title of Shell Advance Masters 2025 National Champion. Each champion received ₱200,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Malaysia to witness MotoGP, accompanied by other top finalists. The Top 5 car mechanics and Top 3 motorcycle mechanics also earned the chance to join the champions on the MotoGP experience.

“What began in 2024 with a handful of regional runs has grown into a true nationwide movement that celebrates the grit, craftsmanship, and livelihood of Filipino mekanikos,” said Jackie Famorca, Vice President and General Manager for Lubricants at Shell Pilipinas Corporation. “Through the Mekaniko League we combine competition with certification — giving mechanics the recognition and skills that matter on the job.”

“Seeing the passion and commitment of our motorcycle mechanics is inspiring,” said Brian Landicho, TESDA Competency Assessor for Small Engine Servicing NC2. “TESDA supports Shell Advance’s efforts to raise industry standards through certified training.”

Shell Advance: Powering Motorcycle Skills and Livelihoods

For Shell Advance, the Mekaniko League is a strategic platform to uplift motorcycle mechanics — the frontline technicians who keep riders safe and mobile. The Shell Advance Masters track emphasized hands-on skill development, diagnostics, and best workshop practices tailored to 

small-engine servicing. Beyond trophies and cash prizes, the League delivers accredited training, stronger credentials, and real economic opportunities for participants and their communities.

Building the Mekaniko Industry in the Philippines

The Shell Mekaniko League complements Shell’s broader programs to professionalize mekaniko work through hands-on training, TESDA partnerships, and the trusted performance of Shell Advance and Shell Helix engine oils. These efforts aim to ensure safer roads, better livelihoods, and higher service standards across the country.

Kindly visit the official sites of Shell Advance and Shell Helix engine oils to learn how these products deliver trusted performance and protection for every journey.

For the next legs of Shell Helix Auto Mekaniko Champions and Shell Advance Masters, including announcements and key events, follow Shell Pilipinas Corporation’s official website and social media channels (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn).

You Can Now Pay with ShopeePay at SEAOIL

MANILA, MAY 28, 2021 - With the growth of digital payments, ShopeePay, Shopee’s integrated mobile wallet, partners with SEAOIL, a Filipino-owned fuel company, to provide users with a contactless payment option. For the initial launch, customers can use ShopeePay to pay for gas and other products and services in over 45 SEAOIL branches located in major cities like Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, Quezon City, Marikina, Las Pinas, Caloocan, and Antipolo. 

Martin Yu, Director at Shopee Philippines, said, “Shopee is thrilled to partner with SEAOIL, to offer users a safer payment method through ShopeePay. We prioritize the health and well-being of every Filipino; and through ShopeePay, we aim to bring a contactless, convenient and secure payment option to more merchants, especially those that provide everyday essentials, such as SEAOIL. We will continue to collaborate with organizations like SEAOIL to enhance the overall digital payment experience of the local community.” 

Francis Glenn L. Yu, Chief Executive Officer at SEAOIL Phils. Inc., said, “We are happy to partner with ShopeePay to encourage more Filipino consumers to transition to safer and contactless payment methods, especially at this time. Through this initiative, we can make things better and easier for our customers, and we fully commit to doing our part to #FuelPHtoRecovery moving forward.” 

How to pay with ShopeePay to get up to ₱500 coins cashback at SEAOIL:

A minimum spend of ₱50.00 is required to enjoy the 20% coins cashback. The coins cap is at 500 coins per transaction, and each user is allowed a maximum of ten transactions. 

1. Go to the ShopeePay wallet and tap “Scan”

2. Scan the QR code shown by the gas station attendant

3. Input the amount to pay and tap “Confirm”

4. Enter 6-digit ShopeePay PIN

5. Receive coins cashback of up to ₱500

Scan to Pay with ShopeePay is accepted in the following SEAOIL branches: 

With ShopeePay adding SEAOIL to its growing number of partner merchants, they also aim to roll out the Scan to Pay feature in over 500 branches nationwide within the year. To know more on how to Scan to Pay with ShopeePay, visit https://shopee.ph/m/shopeepay-scan-and-pay. 

Download the Shopee app for free via the App Store or Google Play. 

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About Shopee

Shopee is the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia & Taiwan. Shopee connects shoppers, brands, and sellers across Asia and other fast-growing markets, empowering anyone to buy and sell anywhere and at any time. 

 

Shopee offers an easy, secure, and engaging experience that is enjoyed by millions of people daily. It offers a wide product assortment, supported by integrated payments and logistics, as well as popular entertainment features tailored for each market. Shopee is also a key contributor to the region’s digital economy with a firm commitment to helping brands and entrepreneurs succeed in e-commerce.

 

Shopee is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Shopee, Sea’s other core businesses include its digital entertainment arm, Garena, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.

About ShopeePay

ShopeePay is an integrated mobile wallet that offers users easy access to digital payment services. Launched in the Philippines in 2019, ShopeePay enables a seamless shopping experience by allowing users to make online payments on Shopee, top-up their wallets, and transfer and withdraw funds.

 

ShopeePay makes it easier to shop and do business. It provides users with a convenient, secure, and rewarding payment option; it empowers businesses and helps them capture new opportunities.

 

ShopeePay is part of SeaMoney, the digital financial services arm of Sea Group. A leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia, SeaMoney’s mission is to better the lives of individuals and businesses in the region with financial services through technology.

2020 LIFETIME FREE GAS WINNERS OF SEAOIL PROMO ANNOUNCED

SEAOIL's Lifetime Free Gas (LFG) Promo, the only one in the world that awards a lifetime supply of free gas to its winners, has recently concluded its 4th-year run.

The three new lucky SEAOIL customers who are breaking free from GAStos starting this year after bagging the grand prize are Antonio C. Goze, Jr., a delivery rider from Luzon; Larry Lopez, a criminology university teacher from the Visayas, and Bhea Quebral, a college student from Mindanao.

"After I lost my main source of income during the lockdown, I had to be resourceful to support my four children," Goze said. "To earn more, my partner and I started an ukay-ukay business while I also worked as a delivery rider. I tried my luck and joined the SEAOIL Lifetime Free Gas Promo, knowing that the free fuel will reduce my daily gasoline expenses. I thank SEAOIL from the bottom of my heart for giving me this opportunity to bring home a higher income for my family."

For Lopez, who hails from Iloilo, SEAOIL has always been his fuel of choice. "Since my first car purchase about five years ago, I have always preferred SEAOIL because of its quality and affordability for an average worker like me. After all these years of fueling up with SEAOIL, I feel especially rewarded winning the Lifetime Free Gas Promo. Aside from the fuel savings, it will allow me to visit my only child who is in her grandmother's care in Kalibo, Aklan, more frequently."

Quebral, a college student from Davao del Sur, goes out once in a while to get her modules using her family's motorcycle. When any of them goes out, they make sure to gas up at SEAOIL to collect receipts that they'll exchange for an LFG promo coupon. "Winning the Lifetime Free Gas Promo is a big blessing for our family. The savings and possible income we can get from our free fuel will help with our finances," Quebral said.

In addition to the three grand prize winners, SEAOIL drew three winners of a one-year supply of free gas. Also, 120 customers all over the country won P3,000 worth of fuels, and lastly, over P2M worth of instant prizes were given away.

"Bringing back the SEAOIL Lifetime Free Gas Promo was one of SEAOIL's initiatives to help Filipino motorists bounce back from the impact of the pandemic," Glenn Yu, CEO of SEAOIL Philippines, said. "We'll continue to look for more ways to help Filipino motorists move forward in 2021."

The SEAOIL LFG Promo now has 15 grand winners. Nine of them are from Luzon, four from Mindanao, and two from the Visayas.

Lifetime Free Gas up for grabs at SEAOIL’s Promo

SEAOIL Philippines is bringing back the first-of-its-kind “Lifetime Free Gas Promo” that awards a lifetime supply of SEAOIL fuels to the grand winners.

“The Lifetime Free Gas (LFG) promo is our unique way of thanking our loyal customers for their continuous patronage, and at this time, it is also an opportunity to fuel their recovery. Winning will enable them to break free from “gas-tos” and move forward faster,” Glenn Yu, SEAOIL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said. 

SEAOIL customers who purchase at least P500 worth of SEAOIL Fuels and/or Lubricants from November 9, 2020 to February 8, 2021 (single or accumulated receipts), or redeem 12 liters of Gas 91 fuel or 15 liters of Diesel fuel (single or accumulated transactions) using the PriceLOCQ app are eligible to join the raffle.

There will be three (3) lucky winners of Lifetime Free Gas in the grand draw, one each from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. 

Customers also have chances to win during the three monthly draws from December 2020 to February 2021. SEAOIL will give away one-year Free Gas supply to one customer per draw. P3,000 worth of fuel vouchers can also be won, and there will be exclusive draws for SEAOIL VIP Club Members, TNVS riders and drivers, as well as GCash and PayMaya QR users. Another P2 million worth of Instant Prizes including discounts on SEAOIL fuels and free lubricant products can be readily won upon purchase and receipt of promo coupon.

To uphold safety protocols during the promo implementation, customers are given two contactless ways to join - by submitting their entries at www.lifetimefreegas.com or via SMS by texting 225-66-99.

Winners will be announced on SEAOIL’s Facebook page and notified through registered mail, email, or text message. Non-winning entries will still be included in the next raffle draw.

 

For more details, visit www.lifetimefreegas.com. 

SHELL ECO-MARATHON ASIA RETURNS TO MALAYSIA IN ITS 10TH YEAR

Shell announced on February 11 that Malaysia will host Shell Eco-marathon Asia in 2019 as part of its global Make the Future Live programme. Held at Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, the Asia competition comes back to where it was first held in 2010, and celebrates its 10^th year of challenging bright young student minds to design and build ultra-energy-efficient cars, and then take them out on the track in competition.

From April 29 to May 2 over 100 teams from all over Asia and the Middle East will test their self-built energy-efficient cars in the Shell Eco-marathon Mileage Challenge, to see who can go the farthest using the least amount of energy. In 2018 Singapore hosted the event, where the winning team was efficient enough to travel 2,341 kilometres – about the distance from Malaysia to Yangon, Myanmar – on just one litre of fuel!

“Shell Malaysia is proud to host the 10th Shell Eco-marathon Asia at our home ground. It is an inspiring event that supports Shell’s vision of sustainable mobility - more energy efficient vehicles and cleaner road transport. It’s really impressive to see student teams pitting their skills against their cohorts from different countries to see who can design and build the most fuel-efficient vehicle,” explained Iain Lo, Chairman of Shell Malaysia.

“Shell has been in Malaysia for over 125 years, and we will continue to power Malaysia’s future with cleaner, innovative and competitive energy solutions, some of which will be showcased at the event,” he further added.

Student teams will also have the opportunity to qualify for the Shell Eco-marathon Drivers’ World Championship. Introduced to the Shell Eco-marathon programme in 2016, Drivers’ World Championship challenges the best UrbanConcept teams to combine the proven energy efficiency of their car with the speed and skill of their driver, in a race to see who can cross the finish line first on the least amount of fuel. Qualified teams will go to London for a chance to compete with teams from Europe and the Americas. In 2018, ITS Team 2 from Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya was crowned the ultimate global winner of the Drivers’ World Championship, the second Asian team to win in the three years the competition has been running.

The Philippines will again participate in the 2019 Shell Eco-marathon Asia, with a contingent of 16 futuristic cars from 14 universities from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao competing to be the most energy efficient.

The Philippine team, which has the second biggest contingent after Indonesia’s 29 teams, are composed of student teams mostly from the college of Engineering representing their schools - Adamson University, Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle Dasmarinas, De La Salle University-Manila, Mapua University, Institute of Technology, National University, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Manila, University of Mindanao, University Of Perpetual Help System-Dalta, University of San Carlos, University of Santo Tomas, and University of the Philippines – Diliman.

”Every year, we see an increasing standard of performance, as well as team spirit and passion, among the student participants at Shell Eco-marathon Asia. The Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is the perfect venue to witness new innovations in vehicle design come to life. We look forward to another exciting year at Shell Eco-marathon Asia,” said Shanna Simmons, Shell Eco-marathon Global Technical Director

For more information on Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2019, please visit:https://www.shell.com/make-the-future/shell-ecomarathon/asia.html

Together We Ride Stronger: Shell Solidifies Support for Local Biking Community

Kicking off at Baguio City last July, Shell Bike Fair wraps up this year’s festivities with a bang this Saturday, September 22 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Pasay City.

The biker community in the Philippines has grown exponentially as more and more riders consider two-wheeled vehicles as a more practical and convenient mode of transport. Based on the latest statistics from LTO, the number of registered motor vehicles in the Philippines has grown to 10.5 million as of 2017.

Pilipinas Shell, a reliable partner of the biker community, in making their rides better celebrates the courage and resilience of bikers as they take their daily journeys despite the difficulties that they face in weaving through obstacles on the road.

“This day is really to express how grateful we are for the support that we received from the Filipino biking community,” said Shell V-Power Brand Manager, Mark Malabanan. “As our theme says, together we ride stronger. We are honored to be chosen as their partner on the road, being there with them through the years. And, as we have for more than a hundred years, Pilipinas Shell continues to strive to make life’s journeys better for all motorists.”

Participants were treated to special offers from Shell and event sponsors as well as exciting games and booth activities. Performances by Rico Blanco, Rocksteddy, and other local acts also rocked the event alongside celebrity guests Daiana Menezes, Yam Concepcion, and Phoebe Walker.

Five winners each brought home scooters or motorcycles that were raffled off as major prizes:

Honda CBR150, Yamaha Mio i125, and Suzuki Raider J115. The biker community was also given the chance to express their creativity through the Modified Bike and Helmet Design contests.

The highlight of the day was the announcement of the big winner of Shell Outriders: the nationwide search for the best bike club.

A total of 17 finalists representing Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao were picked out through careful screening of hundreds of entries received over the past two months. The chosen clubs set up creative displays at the convention hall to showcase their love for riding and how they exhibit personal and social courage. The champions received a cash prize of PHP 100,000.00 and fuel vouchers worth PHP 50,000.00.

“We put up this search because we want to recognize bike clubs who exemplify the brand values and ideals of Shell. We were amazed to see how passionate they are for what they do and how they push to continue to outride anything.” said Shell Advance Brand Manager, Lorrie Ramirez.

This year’s Shell Bike Fair was made possible by Shell Advance and Shell V-Power, led by their passion to be the most reliable partners on the road. As a global leader in power and energy, Shell continually works to deliver smarter products and cleaner energy solutions.