COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro government on Tuesday launched a four-day registration amnesty campaign for passe nger vehicles lacking proper documents and franchises to clear the thoroughfares in the autonomous region of illegal public conveyances.
Regional Transportation and Communications Minister Paisalin Pangandaman Tago told reporters on Wednesday that the employees of the Bangsamoro Land Transportation Office shall facilitate the processing of applications for the vehicle registration, to last until Friday.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao had tapped the support of the office of Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and the chief of the Regional Highway Patrol Unit, Police Lt. Col. Christian Dela Cruz, in enforcing the program to ensure that vehicles subjected for registration are not in their lists of stolen units.
“We embarked on this program to get rid of `colorom’ vehicles in all provinces and cities in the autonomous region,” Tago said.
Colorum is a generic term for passenger vehicles bereft of proper registration and franchises in Filipino vernaculars.
The MoTC-BARMM, the PRO-BAR and members of the RHPU in the autonomous re gion have impounded in joint operations in the past 24 month more than 30 vehicles stolen from outside of the autonomous region and sold by thieves to unsuspecting residents in the Bangsamoro provinces.
Tago said the director of Bangsamoro LTO, Razul Gayak, shall report to the media next week the turnout of the MoTC-BARMM’s May 7 to 10, 2024 passenger vehicle registration amnesty program.
The Bangsamoro LTO shall impose a minimal fee for the registration of each vehicle that could qualify for documentation, according to Tago.
MANILA, Philippines — Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Bryan Barbosa and Asian Games bronze medalist Patrick King Perez will banner the Smart/MVPSF Philippine team that will see action in the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships scheduled on May 11-20, 2024 in Da Nang, Vietnam.
The Philippine Taekwondo Association said Barbosa, Perez and other Philippine team m embers will be up against the world beaters from 34 other countries that include South Korea, Iran, Jordan, Chinese Taipei, China, Cambodia and Iraq.
Still, PTA officials are confident the Philippine team members are capable of producing positive results owing to their long and rigid training through the support of the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission.
Other members of the Kyorugi (Free Sparring) squad are Kent John Ilde Banzon (-54kg), Legolas Penaredondo (-63kg), Sturdy Jay Gilbuena (-68kg), Dave Cea (74kg) and Justin Mark Agno (-80k g) – all will be competing in Kyorugi (Free Sparring).
Comprising the women’s team are Clarence Sarza (-46kg), Tachiana Keizha Mangin (-49kg),Baby Jessica Canabal (-53kg), Merica Lillyn Chan (-57kg), Jubilee Briones (-62kg), Laila Delo (-67kg).
Competing in Poomsae (Forms) are Rodolfo Reyes Jr., Ian Matthew Corton, Patrick King Perez, King Nash Alcairo, Darius Venerable, Justin Kobe Macario, June Ninobla, Ernesto Guzman, Jr. in the men’s side and Jocel Lyn Ninobla, Juvenile Crisostomo, Janna Dominique Oliva, Stella Nicole Yape, Zyka Angelica Santiago, Sofia Ysabelle Sarmiento, Maria Nicole Anne Labayne, Aidaine Krishia Laxa in the women’s team.
The event will serve as the team’s tune-up for the upcoming 2024 Chuncheon Korea Open Taekwondo Championships, Daegu World University Taekwondo Festival, Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) and World Poomsae Taekwondo Championships.
Allain Keanu Ganapin (-80kg) Nino Vince Requioma (-58kg) will see action in Para.
The coaching staff are Carlos Jose Padilla V and Christian Al Dela Cruz (Kyorugi), Rani Ann Ortega, Jeordan Dominguez ( Poomsae), Gershon Bautista and Janneth Tenorio (Para).