Green run all set
6:18 AM
Vernon Joseph Go
As the second run of the province-wide
running and planting event, Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines 2012, is fast
approaching, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) through its Integrated
Development unit and partners have already made the necessary preparations for
June 30, including security and order.
During
the event, 38 Talisay City Police officers, 20 barangay tanods, 30 barangay
intelligence network officers, and three ambulances with a medical team will be
mobilized.
The
Talisay City Police will take the lead in traffic and crowd control.
Checkpoints will be put up inside Vista Grande.
Vehicles
must have a parking pass issued by RAFI to be able to enter Vista Grande,
otherwise they have to be parked at Gaisano Fiesta Mall, Tabunok, Talisay City.
Parking
pass will be issued on June 27, Wednesday, at RAFI Main Office located in Lopez
Jaena Street, Parian area, Cebu City.
For the central event,
assembly time and area will be at 5 a.m. at the junction of Pacific Heights and
Vista Grande. The run starts at 6 a.m. while the planting is at 7 a.m. While
drinking stations will be provided, runners should bring their own water
bottles for there will be no plastic cups to avoid litter.
This
year, 7,500 participants, surpassing the 5,000 target last year, are expected
to join the central event in Jaclupan, Talisay City.
Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines
targets to plant 220,000, doubling last
year’s target of 100,000, native tree seedlings all over Cebu Province.
Registration has just closed last June
23.
Through
Executive Order No. 3 issued by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia last year, local
government units of the 51 towns and component cities of Cebu are mandated to
participate the event, thus institutionalizing the event in the entire
province.
Run
2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines 2012 is organized in collaboration with the Cebu
Provincial Government, Aboitiz Equity Venture, Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Talisay
City local government unit and other LGUs in Cebu, and various government and
private institutions.
Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines, one
of the components of GREENIN Philippines program, is a fun run and planting activity that provides a venue for every
Filipino to contribute in rehabilitating and protecting our environment with
the goal of bringing back the country's forest
cover.
GREENIN Philippines
Program, which stands for Generation REdemption and Expansion
of Natural resources INitiatives in the Philippines Program, is
one of the programs under RAFI's Integrated Development focus area. It aims to
replicate best practices in environmental protection, conservation, and
rehabilitation to more places in the country for a greener Philippines. RAFI's
other focus areas are Micro-finance &Entrepreneurship, Culture &
Heritage, and Education.
For more information
about Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines, please contact 418-7234 loc. 515 and
look for Myryl Mendoza, or visit www.rafi.org.ph
or www.facebook.com/rafi.org.ph
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