The first-ever Congressman Manny Pacquiao Challenge Philippine Shooters Match Officers Confederation (PSMOC) National Level-III Competition will officially unfold this Sunday at the Cebu Pistol and Rifle Association (CPRA) firing range in Lapu-Lapu City.
The event will be graced by no less than Pacquiao, the eight-division boxing world champion.
The tournament will serve as the Visayas Leg. The Mindanao Leg on Sept. 18-20 will be held in General Santos City while the third leg set on September 25-27 will be hosted by Marikina City.
The tournament is expected to draw around a hundred marksmen from the PSMOC organization. They compete in six divisions namely: unlimited division, DA/Striker Fired division, Limited-10 division, Stock/Hi-cap division, Single Stack Division and the revolver division.
The tournament will be handled technically by match administrator Paul Bryant Yu and match master Franklin Horfilla.