Sport Dragon Boat Racing Founded 2003 | Abbreviation PDBF President Doji B Lopez | |
Affiliation International Dragon Boat Federation and Asian Dragon Boat Federation Regional affiliation Asia and Southeast Asia |
The Philippine Dragon Boat Federation is the national team sports organization for dragon boat racing in the Philippines. The Philippine Dragon Boat Federation is one of the founding members of the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) and recognized by the IDBF as the specific Governing Body for Dragon Boat racing in the Philippines. It is also a member of the South East Asian Traditional Boat Federation and the Asian Dragon Boat Federation. It succeeded the Amateur Rowing Association of the Philippines, as the responsible body for handling dragon boat teams in the country.
PDBF and their member national teams are used to be recognized by the POC and PSC, but it withdrawn their support to them, leading to the recognition of PCKF teams that have been competed in different canoe kayak and dragon boat teams.