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Jiu-jitsu: PH Olympic body declares Choy Cojuangco group official nat’l federation

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/05/17/jiujitsu.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine Olympic Committee president Ricky Vargas (from left) is joined by Jafer Al Muthafer, secretary general of the Ju-Jitsu Asian Union; Jiu-Jitsu Federation of the Philippines president Choy Cojuangco; and POC chairman Bambol Tolentino in recently affirming the JJFP as the official national governing body of the sport. Handout</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippine Olympic Committee recently declared the Jiu-jitsu Federation of the Philippines (JJFP) as the sport&#x27;s national governing body.Jaffer Al Muthafer, secretary general of Ju-Jitsu Asian Union, joined POC officials recently and offered his support to JJFP president Choy Cojuangco.&quot;After perusing the documents they (JJAU officials) had in possession and those that we had, (Muthafer) came to the conclusion that the federation headed by Mr. Ramon &#x27;Choy&#x27; Cojuangco was indeed the one recognized by the Ju-jitsu International Federation,’’ POC president Ricky Vargas said.&quot;The POC recognition (to Cojuangco) then became formal.&quot;Confusion over which organization was the accredited national governing body arose when another group challenged the legitimacy of the JJFP, leading to a suspension by the international federation.With Muthafer meeting with the POC and Cojuangco, the issue has now been settled. &quot;As we have previously stated, based on official records, the JJFP under the leadership of Mr. Ramon Cojuangco has always been the recognized NSA for Philippine jiu-jitsu since 2014 and we are very thankful to the POC leadership under Mr. Ricky Vargas for giving our group its affirmation,&quot; said Ferdie Agustin, secretary-general of the JJFP, in a text message to ABS-CBN News.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>

The Philippine Olympic Committee recently declared the Jiu-jitsu Federation of the Philippines as the sport's national governing body.

The Philippine Olympic Committee recently declared the Jiu-jitsu Federation of the Philippines as the sport's national governing body.