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| Congen Tejada administers oath to UPTO officers led by the 3 founders from left: Permales, Jacino and Padua |
Consul
General Raly Tejada inducted into office on Sept. 15 the newly appointed officers of the
United Philippine Taekwondo Organization – Hong Kong ,
a pioneering group dedicated to promoting the sport among Filipinos,
particularly migrant workers.
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Taking their oath before Congen Tejada in the conference room of the Consulate were founders Federico C. Jacinto, Ednaly Padua and Mercy D. Permales; head instructor Wilma M. Bolobong, asst head instructor Ruth V. Delos Santos, instructors Ednalyn Padua, Artisa C. Nablo and Margie F. Nava (Tung Chung branch), and Rey N. Aldea, Precy E. Tamot and Federico C. Jacinto (Sheung Wan branch), secretary and treasurer Mary Ann P. Manongdo, and business manager Letecia D. Cayudong
Upto
was founded on June 22, 2014 by blackbelts Jacinto, Padua ,
Permales and Evangeline Sia Gocuay, who has since left Hong
Kong for good. Since then, the three remaining founders have worked their way up the
ranking ladder, with all three now holders of a 3rd Dan Black Belt, and members of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).
Over
the past seven years, the group has produced 24 WTF black belts, and most of them
are Upto members. But since the organization has grown slowly, the founders
decided to lessen the number of officers and give all active Black Belt members
the chance to focus and become future instructors of Upto.
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The ploy
appeared to have worked because straight from the oath-taking 11 Upto members
won medals in the 17th Hong Kong Nepalese Taekwondo Association Open Kyorugy
and Poomsae Championship 2019, held at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre in Tsim
Sha Tsui.
The
winners were part of a 20-strong delegation from Upto that competed in nine
different belt categories in the poomsae competition. More than 10
organizations and clubs participated in the event.
The winners
from Upto are:
Gold Medal -
FD1
category:
Rosemary
Alabat
Jask
Jan Morales Sabater
MD8:
Alexander
C. Valdez
FD9:
Margie
F. Nava
Silver:
FD
11:
Ednalyn
Serrano
FD1:
March
P. Ebunalo
Charita
Campos
FD5:
Mylene
Lupio Adtoon
MD9:
Rey
Aldea
Bronze:
FD8:
Emely
De Pedro
FD 9::
Precy
E. Taco
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