The Manila Dragons is one of the first dragonboat teams in the Philippines, and is a member of the Philippine Canoe Kayak and Dragonboat Federation (PCKDF). Founded in 1991, the team continues to be active in many local and international competitions. The Manila Dragons has some of the best and most respected coaches in the sport, and has the most complete training and safety equipment, providing its over one hundred active paddlers the ideal conditions to learn and enjoy dragonboat and become competitive champion paddlers.