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| Sport | Taekwondo |
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| Abbreviation | PTA |
| Headquarters | Manila,Philippines |
| President | Robert N. Aventajado |
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ThePhilippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) seeks to promote, advance and is the nationalgoverning body fortaekwondo in thePhilippines. The sports body is a member of theWorld Taekwondo Federation andPhilippine Olympic Committee. The PTA was established in 1976.[1][2] The PTA connects various taekwondo associations and acts as the governing body for representation to international taekwondo competition and conducts taekwondo belt promotion exams and instructor seminars.
On June 5, 2018, Former PresidentRodrigo Duterte and Former SenatorBong Go received an honorary blackbelt titles at theWorld Taekwondo Headquarters, also known asKukkiwon.[3][4]
On September 21, 2020, the Two-time OlympianDonald Geisler was expelled from the association amid an ongoing legal battle against the Philippine Taekwondo Association.[5][6][7]
On December 19, 2018, anAteneo de Manila University junior high school student,Joaquin Montes banned from the university and Philippine Taekwondo Association due to theAteneo bullying incident.[8][9]
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