Gandiva Archery

Gandiva promotes and advocates sports through archery. In the Philippines, archery is known as a sport for elites. This notion is what Gandiva is trying to eradicate by reaching out to the grass roots.

By 2008, Gandiva has worked hand in hand with the Department of Education by giving free Armory Clinics in the different regional meets. Primary purpose is to orient coaches and archers nationwide with the variety of archery equipment that could fit their budget. To date, Gandiva has reached out to 14 regions, 67 provinces and 29 municipalities/cities. It has hosted different events namely, the 3rd Asian Grand Prix and South East Asian Championships, 1st Highlander Invitational Archery Tournament, Pasig Summer Sports Clinic and the Manila Polo Club Archery Open, and has offered free equipment tuning for the three Palarong Pambansa to name some. In March 31, 2009, the first Gandiva Store officially opened at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. This is the first Archery Pro Shop in the country.
With a reborn dedication and national awareness in archery, we can shoot our way in realizing the Philippines’ dream of winning its first ever Olympic Gold Medal.

Gandiva Cafe

Gandiva Archery Range and Café started because the founders and owners, a family of archery enthusiasts loved the famous Mahabharata and particularly adored the story about Arjuna and the celestial bow Gandiva. Thus, they put up their first ever archery store on 2008 at SM Mall of Asia in memory of the mighty bow Gandiva.

Together with DepEd’s efforts in promoting archery on a grass-root level, we at Gandiva support Archery, a long time Olympic sport by providing technical skill and training ranges as well as sponsoring archery events among the youth. With the help of Samick from Korea, Gandiva starter bows were manufactured to provide Olympic class sport equipment for Filipino archers at reasonable prices. Now archery in the Philippines has become widespread and Gandiva is proud to be a part of this.

Today, year 2011, Gandiva evolves to cater not only to the archers, through its archery range franchise but also to make available a whole new level of healthy eating and living to athletes and health enthusiasts. We still continue on with the advocacy to promote archery nationwide, but now we are here to offer the vegetarian lifestyle and green living through the Gandiva café.