As part of its efforts to put the Philippines in the dog world map, the Asian Kennel Club Union of the Philippines, Inc. (AKCUPI) has joined other countries in the Asian region for the 2nd Union of Asian Kennel Clubs (UAKC) General Meeting held May 3 in Seoul, Korea.

Hosted by the Korean Kennel Club (KKC), the meeting was also attended by the Taiwan Kennel Association (TKA), Nippon Police Dog Association (NPDA-Japan), and China Kennel Union (CKU). The AKCUPI delegation was composed of its chairman/president Henry G. Babiera, vice president Edgardo Cruz and corporate secretary John Irvin Uy. The meeting was preceded by UAKC’s first dog show held May 1-2, 2010 where Dr. Jose Alberto Felix Fernandez, president of FCI Spain and AKCUPI VP Edgardo Cruz were among the judges.

Dr. Jose Alberto Fernandez Felix (seated, third from left), president of FCI Spain formally announces the appointment of the Philippines as head of FCI’s Asian branch. Witnessing the announcement are the delegates and guests during the 1st Asian Plenary Session: (Seated from left) -Ryan Liao, Myanmar; Sang Lim Lee, Korea; Mark Ma, China; Dominic Wong,China; Maria Eugenia Ribelles, Spain; and Chihiro Oshima, Japan. (Standing from left): Don Caperal, AKCUPI asst. treasurer; Joseph Ongchuan; Mike Buenaflor; Penny Cham; Albert C. Lim; Bernie Jalandoni Repalbor, COO, AKCUPI; Jester Jo Ongchuan; Henry G. Babiera, chairman/president, AKCUPI; Primo Co; Edgardo C. Cruz, VP, AKCUPI; and John Irvin Uy, corp. secretary, AKCUPI.

The Federacion Canina Internacional (FCI), considered the most prestigious, credible and biggest international purebred dog registering body in the European community, which is based in Spain and recognized by its government, has named the Philippines, represented by the Asian Kennel Club Union of the Philippines, Inc. (AKCUPI) to head its Asian section or branch.

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