PEMODA To Ride For Peace
By Mohammad Abdullah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Three members from the Darussalam Motorcycle Association (PEMODA) will be participating in the Mindanao `ride for peace' event held annually in the Philippines.

Ex President of PEMODA, Hj Abu Bakar Hj Md Arshad, Pg Shaminan Pg Hj Mohd Salleh and Hj Maidin Mumin, will join other motorcycle club members from Borneo to participate in the Mindanao Ride for Peace programme.

The three will ride from Brunei to Sandakan via Kota Kinabalu, where they will take a ferry to the port city of Zamboanga.

"We will be there to observe, and view what the cities that we visit have to offer. Hopefully we can use such events to our advantage and organise a similar tour in Brunei Darussalam," said Hj Abu Bakar.

This is the first time bikers from Brunei will be participating in such a gruelling road trip. The trio will be travelling over 4,500 kilometres throughout the event, all of which will be open road with a few short ferry crossings.

The Mindanao Ride for Peace programme was first organised two years ago. This year On Any Sunday Riders (OASR) motorcycle club from Davao, Phillipines, will be organising the event. Motorcycle clubs throughout the region, including Borneo, have been invited to participate in the event.

Bikers will be riding through key cities and municipalities of Digos, Paglas, Isulan Shariff Aguak, Cotobato City, Camp Abu Bakar, Pagadian, Tangub, Ozamis, Dapitan, Itigan and Cagayan de Oro City.

The trip will take two weeks, half of which will be on the road. "The trip alone will be a challenge, especially when we are on our bikes most of the way navigating the roads. We will meet with other clubs from Sabah and Sarawak, prior to leaving Borneo via ferry to the Philippine." said PP Shaminan.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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