PVF AND PDBF : TALE OF TWO FORMER NATIONAL FEDERATIONS

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Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) and Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) are two federations that are not recognized now by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Both federations are now non-entities as far as POC and PSC are concerned.

It is interesting to note that recognition for PVF and PDBF were withdrawn at a time when both federations were performing extremely well. The teams of PDBF just won 5 gold medals at the IDBF World Championships in Tampa, Florida when POC officials went to IOC to work on the dismantling of PDBF. PDBF teams established world records and was crowned the fastest dragon boat team in the world when POC President Jose Cojuangco went to IOC and asked how PDBF can be dissolved.

PVF, on the other hand, scored a miracle of sorts when it was able to gather the best and most popular volleyball players in the country to form the national teams. PVF too was able to secure in 2014 the biggest private sponsorship to Philippine volleyball. It was shortly thereafter that POC President Peping Cojuangco and POC 1st Vice-President Joey Romasanta went to Thailand to destroy PVF.

There are several commonalities from the series of events involving the disenfranchisement of PVF and PDBF. These are :

1. POC officials made a conscious effort to go to international sports bodies to destroy the two federations. Top POC officials physically went abroad to act on their sinister plans.

2. Both federations have consistently voted against Peping Cojuangco for POC president.

3. The disenfranchisement of both federations occurred merely months away from POC elections.

It is easy to see that the disenfranchisement of PVF and PDBF is all about the preservation of Cojuangco's tenure as POC president. It is really that plain and simple.

End of discussion.