I'm a Mom who supports environmental calls, for another reason that my husband is an environmentalist.  He's a member of what of the active environmentalist group and he's been considered as one of the senior members of the group.  This is my 3rd year to post and share about Pasig River's fun run and of course the call to save not only Pasig River but the Philippines' ecosystem.

So this coming October 6, 2013, the continuous call to save the environment will expect thousands of participants that will take part in the "One Run, One Philippines."  For this year, this will a five-city simultaneous advocacy run of ABS-CBN in the Philippines and the United States as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Cooperating with ABS_CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP), Regional Network Group (RNG) and The Filipino Channel (TFC), the "One Run, One Philippines will invade Quezon City, Cebu City, Bacolod City, Davao City, and Los Angeles (USA) to clamor for the protection of different environmental advocacies.

During the conference in Torre Venezia Suites, ABS-CBN Foundation's managing director Gina Lopez informed everyone that "Participants are encouraged to bring their own reusable water bottles as disposable cups will not be provided at water stations positioned along the roads to promote environmental awareness and minimize waste production."  I agree with Ms. Gina Lopez because in some of the fun runs that my husband has attended if not most of the participants doesn't care about taking their trashes and you can really see the mess.

The Quezon City leg or the fifth "Run for the Pasig River" will be held at Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) with 6:00 AM gunstart for both 3k and 5k categories.  I just hope that this time I will be able to join the fun run.  If it will pursue this will be my first ever fun run.   The said run will have its starting line at Technohub overpass straight along Commonwealth Avenue then head to QMC for the finish line.


Of course, preparation will be made for this event in which they will close portions of the Commonwealth avenue for the runners but will still have lanes for the vehicles.  There will also be parking zones located at Philcoa, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, sugar Regulatory Commission, Trinoma, Wildlife, Quezon City Hall, National Housing Authority, and side streets of University Avenue, Visayas Avenue, North Ave, Quezon Avenue, East Avenue and Kalayaan Avenue.

The other three provincial leg will start at 4:30 AM with its 12K category followed by the 5k and 10K at 5:30 AM.  Starting line of Cebu leg is at SM City Cebu, Davao leg is at the Abreeza Mall, while the Bacolod leg will be at the Provincial Capital Lagoon.  On the other hand, the Los Angeles leg will start at 7:30 AM with its 1K Kiddie Run, 5k and 10K categories at Burbank, California.

Of course each leg of the run will have a beneficiary, for the Cebu leg coastal conservation in Daan Paz will benefit from the run, the ecotourism projects in Marilog Tourist Center in Davao, the mangrove and livelihood projects in Punta Taytay, Sum-ag River rehabilitation, and ecotourism projects in Bacolod City Water District Campuestuhan Watershed in Bacolod, and the Los Angeles leg will fund the Green Initiative of Bantay Kalikasan.

So if this project for the environment hits then you can start it by registering for the fifth "Run for the Pasig River" at any Run for the Pasig River booths in SM Mall of Asia, SM North EDSA, and SM Megamall and Chris Sports outlets in Glorietta, Festival Mall, SM Northd EDSA Annex, SM Manila, SM Fairview, SM Megamall and Fitness and Athletics BGC.  For the Cebu, Davao and Bacolod legs, sign-up at ABS-CBN Cebu; ABS-CBN Davao; Abreeza Mall or Holdiay Gym and Spa; and ABS-CBN Bacolod.  Online registration for the Los Angeles leg at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=3348.

For more details about this advocacy log on to www.onerunonephilippines.com.

SEE you at the RUN!

Attending events, covering and recreating them online gives me a sense of accomplishment, especially if the event I've covered is more of an advocacy.  I like helping people know what other people advocates.  One of these is the advocacy run of the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig which we all know how it is done.

So here's what the event is all about.

The ABS-CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) will be staging it s fourth advocacy run to clamor for cleaner rivers and esteros in Metro Manila via "09,30.2012 Run for the Pasig River" to be held in Quezon City on September 30, 2012.

After the success of last year's 11.20.2011 Run for the Pasig River, KBPIP is again urging groups and individuals to join the eco foot-race, which will help raise awareness and funds for the rehabilitation of the waterways of Quezon City-San Juan-Mandaluyong-Makati.

There will be three major event categories for the advocacy run: the 15K Ride & Roll with 4:00 a.m. gunstart; the 15K Commonwealth Challenge Run with 4:10 a.m. gunstart; and the 5K Morning Madness Run with 6:00 a.m. gunstart.  This time, there will be one starting line in the Quezon City Memorial Circle (QCMC) going straight to Commonwealth Avenue then back again to QCMC for the finish.

ABS-CBN Foundation's Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig has a track-record of organizing three successful runs for the Pasig River.  The 2009 Philippine International Marathon: A Run for the Pasig River, which had an estimated 23,000 participants, helped fund the inital phase of rehabilitation of Estero de Paco, a 2.9-kilometer tributary of the Pasig River in Manila.

The historic 10.10.10 Run for the Pasig River, meanwhile, broke the Guinness World Record for the "most participants in a racing event" with 116,087 runners.  It helped rehabilitate the second phase of the Estero de Paco clean-up.

Last year's 11.20.2011 Run for the Pasig River was the largest foot race joined by 86,547 runners, are currently being used to rehabilitate Estero de San Miguel and foru other esteros behind the Malacanang Palace.

KBPIP's seven-year rehabilitation program involves cleaning up all the esteros that drain into the Pasig River in order to thoroughly clean it.  To date, the project has resettled 1,216 families to Calauan, Laguna, introduced remediation technologies for water quality improvement, trained community volunteers for the River Warriors program and shared sound waste management practices with communities.

The 10.10.10 Run for the Pasig River won a Bronze anvil and an Award of Excellence at the 45th Anvil Awards given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, while the Estero de Paco clean-up earned an Award of Merit from the 2012 Philippine Quill Awards given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines.

Registration for the 09.30.2012 Run for the Pasig River opened on July 16, 2012 in SM North EDSA, 2nd Floor Cinema C Lobby (near IMAX Theater) and on July 20 in SM Megamall, Lower Ground Level, Building A (near The Event Center and Food Court) and SM Mall of Asia, Ground Floor Main Mall (near Music hall and SM Bowling Center).  Aside from the registration, there will also be merchandise available in the booths, in which part of the proceeds will also go to river rehab.  For updates on this advocacy run, visit www.runforthepasigriver.com.