The Philippine Karatedo Federation was a member of the
World Karate Federation until April 2018 when the world body withdrew recognition amidst allegation of misappropriation of funds allocated for the karate delegation which competed at the
2017 Southeast Asian Games. However the PFK-NSA is given an opportunity to discuss the recognition withdrawal at the November 2018 WKF Congress. The
Philippine Sports Commission in response to the recognition withdrawal revoked its support for the national karate association while the
Philippine Olympic Committee maintained that the PKF-NSA is still a member. The POC took over the training and selection process of national karate athletes with former Karate coach Jobet Morales as overseer. ==President==