Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I te Hōngongoi 2008, i wikitoria ia i te Philippine Chess Championship; ehara tenei i te tohu noa ki a ia mo te kapa Philippines e whakataetae ana i te 38th Chess Olympiad i muri mai o taua tau i te marama o Noema, engari i whiwhi ia i tana paerewa GM tuatahi. I te Olympiad, ko te toenga a Gomez me te GM Czech a Viktor Láznička i te rauna 9th i nui ki te whiwhi i tana paerewa GM whakamutunga me te taitara GM, na ko ia anake te tekau o nga Filipino ki te mahi pera. I mutu a Gomez i te Olympics hei kaiwhiwhi nui mo te kapa Philippines. Ko Gomez hoki he mema o te kapa Filipino mo te 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd me te 43rd Chess Olympiad
ngā.