PACTODA celebrates 8th Tricycle Operators and Drivers Day

Posted by Mindanao Pagadian Frontline

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Jan.17, 2015-MPF News) --- A total of 2,850 Motorized Tricycle Franchised holders and members of Pagadian City Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (PACTODA) celebrated the 8^th Tricycle Operators and Drivers Day (TOD-Day) Thursday as one of the activities of the week-long celebration of the Pasalamat Festival 2015 following the City Saint Patron Sto. Niñio on Juanary 18.

City Council Committee Chairman on Communication and Transportation City Councilor Arnold Gavenia said the celebration of TOD-Day was though the City Ordinance 2k-267.

Gavenia said the highlights of the celebration was the fellowship, Raffle Draws and the showing of skills and talents of the tricycle drivers that can be witnessed only here in Pagadian City by running the motorcycle with sidecar-up exhibition with passengers at the sidecar and back-rider.

Gavenia added that the design of motorized tricycle was intentional made to fit the terrain in the city.

He also said that the design was protected by the City Council through a City Ordinance as the main transportation of the city and a tourist attraction.

PACTODA President Jesuseller Duterte said the opening of the celebration was started at 8:00AM with the Motorcade around the City Major Street and followed by the different sports, parlor games, free haircut and educational Tricycle Race.

He added that in the evening is the live band at the city covered court and the raffles of ticket with 3 single motorcycles for the first, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes with 10 electric fans for consolation prizes.

On Friday was also is the Drug Race competition along the F.S Pajares Avene San Jose District with the participants coming from the Cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Davao, Dipolog, Zambianga, Surigao and Ozamiz and from the town of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay and Jimenes, Misamis Occidental.