From left: Actor Efren Reyes Jr., Manny “Pacman Pacquiao, Mcpf Director Jojo Medina, Mcpf Mindanao coordinator Bong Aquia, Psf’s Egay de Guzman and Edwin Racelis

Just after a week after winning his famous match with David Diaz , the Pacman met with Motorcycle Philippines Federation (MCPF) Director for operations Jojo Medina and Mcpf Coordinator for Mindanao Bong Aquia to join the country’s biggest motorcycle association. Pacquiao is a member of the Barracuda riders club of General Santos City in Mindanao and owns a hefty collection of Bikes. He promised the directors that he will be a full time rider upon his retirement a couple of years from now and spend more time with mcpf and promote motorcycle tourism by touring the country with different motorcycle clubs and promote safety in motorcycling.

During that meeting, famous actor Efren Reyes Jr and Philippine cinema “bad guy” /stuntman, Chris Aguilar including most of Pacquiao’s bodyguards and staff who are also riders took the chance to join MCPF

From left: Mcpf member Edwin Racelis, Actor/stuntman Chris Aguilar, Manny Pacquiao, Bong Aquia and Actor Efren Reyes Jr.

MCP’s very own BoyG (aka Bimbo Isidro or Vespinoy in the Vespa community) has been interviewed by DaveM of sctrcst.com - the scooter internet radio. They talked about the joys of riding around Manila and in the countryside giving listeners abroad an idea of the pleasures of being a rider in this beautiful tropical country.

I did an episode for the same podcast, but BoyG’s interview definitely takes the cake. Here are the said two Pinoy episodes via sctrcst.com. You can click play and listen to them here directly or download them in your iPod.

• Episode 18 - John Rana from Who rides a Vespa? blog
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• Episode 32 - Interview with Bimbo from the Vespinoy Website
  [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/sctrcst/sctrcst0032.mp3]

A big shoutout to DaveM for this chance to promote the riding scene here in the Philippines. We are hoping that more Pinoy riders will be featured in the show in future episodes.

Mabuhay Sctrcst.com!

The NAMSSA Philippine road race team shall field Brian Ortile and John Lery Enriques to the Taiwan Scooter Olympics to be held in Taiwan on October 11-15th, 2007.

The unique event held no were else in the world is composed of multi event competitions on motorcycles on one weekend. Races such as Gymkhana, Speedway, Road Race and Endurance shall accumulate the wining country in best of position by points.
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Piaggio’s truly unique scooter, the MP3, is finally available in Manila. Authorized Piaggio/Vespa/Gilera distributor 2211 Works finally received the shipment last week.
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MCPF with new NCRPO Dir. Geary Barias

Motorcycle Philippines Federation members and leaders attended the formal turnover of command of PNP’s NCRPO at Camp Bagong Diwa , Taguig City on October 2, 2007.
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