Philippine Judo Association

The Philippine Judo Association is the governing body of all Judo in the Republic of the Philippines.

History

In 1954 Lieutenant Colonel Jose G. Lukban, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) director, had the group of Yudansha and founded the Philippine Amateur Judo Association (PAJA), which became the governing body of Judo in the Philippines. In September 1955, under the leadership of Lt. Col. Lukban with the support of Mr. Antonio Delas Alas, PAJA was recognized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

In 2003, the original name PAJA was renamed All-Philippine Judo Federation. The new name was patterned from the All-Japan Judo Federation, but the Japanese judokas actually meant “all the judo federations / club in Japan. This renaming caused some division to its meaning. The 2003 approved name was not used after that. Although incorrect, the title PAJA continued to be used until 2008. In December 2008, the term “All” was dropped and the official title of the governing body of Judo in the Philippines became simply, Philippine Judo Federation (PJF). The official title of the governing body of Judo in the Philippines, the Philippine Judo Federation, was accepted by the Philippine Olympic Committee, Philippine Sports Commission and appears on the websites of the International Judo Federation and the Judo Union of Asia.

Members of the Philippine Judo Federation recently elected the new PJF Executive Committee Members of the organization. The election was held during the Judo Congress at the Bayview Hotel last December 21, 2008. It was also in the same event when the members agreed to adopt the new name PHILIPPINE JUDO FEDERATION (PJF) in place of the previous name Philippine Amateur Judo Association (PAJA) The list of the elected officers and their respective positions:

Elected Officials

Philippine Judo Federation Executive Committee

• President: David CARTER
• Executive Vice President: Rolan LLAMAS
  • Vice President (CAR): Jorge BORJA
  • Vice President (National Capital Region): Concepcion Rillo SARACANLAO
  • Vice President (Region V): Noel PURA
  • Vice President (Region VI): Vicente FERNANDEZ II
  • Vice President (Region VI): Vicente NEPTUNO
  • Vice President (Region IX): Juan Climaco ELAGO
  • Vice President (Region X): Jose ALUYEN
  • Vice President (Region XI): Mariano BARAYUGA
• General Secretary: Luleo PANGANIBAN
• General Treasurer: Gerard TERUEL
• Sports Director: Alexander SULIT
• Referee Director: Alamjavier INDANAN
• Education & Coaching Director: Jose RILLO
• Marketing Director: Emmanuel JINGCO

Affiliations

• Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
• Philippine Olympic Committee
• Judo Union of Asia
• International Judo Federation
• Kodokan Judo Institute