SOME 800 riders are expected to see action in the First BJMP Ride Padyak sa Mayo Para sa Preso that will hit the road in an out-and-back course at SM City Davao.
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) community relations service chief Junior Inspector Roberto Gotico said the 38-kilometer fun ride is a fund-raiser to support projects for the inmates' welfare.
"This is our first time to hold an activity like this but we are hoping Davao's cyclists will support our initiative," Cotico said during the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum Thursday at the Tower Inn.
The bikefest, organized by Jail Officers on Bike, features the open elite, veterans 35 years old and above and junior 18 years old and below categories.
Cash prizes, trophies and medals await the top finishers of the event that will also give away trophies and medals to the fun ride A 34 years old and below and fun ride A 35 years old and above winners.
Special awards will also be given to the youngest and oldest riders, best lady bikers, undying spirit award and heaviest and lightest bike. Registration fee is P300 inclusive of souvenir jersey, snack, certificate and raffle stub.
Souvenir jerseys, however, will be made available on or before the May 2 deadline. Only shirts, however, will be given to the riders who will sign up after the deadline.
Registration forms are available at BJMP compound in Maa, 3mJ Trading in Matina and Buhangin, Boondocks Cycle at Matina Town Square, Bisikleta Atbpa in Balusong, Matina and GT Cycles. (MLSA)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on April 29, 2011.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, December 6, 2007
All systems go for 6th RRD Elderlympics
It is all systems go for the 6th RRD Elderlympics on December 8 to 9 at the RMC and on December 10 at the SM City Davao.
Francisco “Kit” Rivera, newly-elected President of the Association of Senior Citizens in Davao City, told sportswriters on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, that close to 5,000 senior citizens are joining the three-day event.
Vice Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is the guest speaker after the parade which starts at 7:30 a.m.
A total of 14 teams are competing in the various events like field demonstration, table games, recreational events, athletics, darts, basketball, table tennis, badminton, quiz bowl, social ballroom dancing competition.
City Poblacion A is defending its title this year against Agdao, Baguio, Bunawan, Buhangin A and B, City Poblacion B, Calinan, Marilog, Paquibato, Talomo A and B, Toril and Tugbok Districts.
The Elderlympics is presented by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. (PASWI) Davao and with the support of the Offices of Councilors Leo Avila, Tomas Monteverde IV and Nilo Abellera, Rizal Memorial Colleges, Philippine Sports Commission, SM City Davao, Philippine Veterans Bank.
Minor sponsors are Digital Pixmaker, Julu Enterprises, Davao Light and Power Company, Davao City Water District, RDL Laboratories, Apo Mineral Water, Apo View Hotel and Holcim Philippines.
Awarding ceremony is on December 10 at the Entertainment Center of SM City Davao.
Francisco “Kit” Rivera, newly-elected President of the Association of Senior Citizens in Davao City, told sportswriters on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at the Tower Inn, that close to 5,000 senior citizens are joining the three-day event.
Vice Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is the guest speaker after the parade which starts at 7:30 a.m.
A total of 14 teams are competing in the various events like field demonstration, table games, recreational events, athletics, darts, basketball, table tennis, badminton, quiz bowl, social ballroom dancing competition.
City Poblacion A is defending its title this year against Agdao, Baguio, Bunawan, Buhangin A and B, City Poblacion B, Calinan, Marilog, Paquibato, Talomo A and B, Toril and Tugbok Districts.
The Elderlympics is presented by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in cooperation with the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. (PASWI) Davao and with the support of the Offices of Councilors Leo Avila, Tomas Monteverde IV and Nilo Abellera, Rizal Memorial Colleges, Philippine Sports Commission, SM City Davao, Philippine Veterans Bank.
Minor sponsors are Digital Pixmaker, Julu Enterprises, Davao Light and Power Company, Davao City Water District, RDL Laboratories, Apo Mineral Water, Apo View Hotel and Holcim Philippines.
Awarding ceremony is on December 10 at the Entertainment Center of SM City Davao.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
RRD Elderlympics ready next month at RMC gym, SM City Davao
Close to 5,000 senior citizens are joining the 6th RRD Elderlympics on December 8 to 9 at the Rizal Memorial Colleges gym and on December 10 at the SM City Davao.
On Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn, Councilor Leo Avila, Chairman of the RRD Elderlympics 2007, the event, chiefly backed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is to provide a venue for physical and mental exercise as well as to recognize the significant contribution of the senior citizens to the community.
With the them of "Active Ageing", the RRD Elderlympics will have various activities lined-up like the field demonstration, 25 meters by 4 relay, 100-meter walkathon, basketball free throw and four on four, chess, table tennis, paper cutting, message relay, candle relay, golf ball putting, fish fanning, quiz bowl and social ballroom dancing competition.
City Poblacion A is defending its title in this year's event supported by the Office of the City Mayor, Office for the Senior Citizens Affairs, Davao City Federatoin of Senior Citizens Association, SP Committee on Social Services headed by Councilor Tomas Monteverde IV, City Social Services and Development Office, City Administrator's Office, City DILG, PASWI-Davao, DSAP, Rotary Club of Davao 2000, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr.Maria Luisa Aportadera, Dr.Melanie Herrera, City Health Office, Dancesport Davao, City Sports Division, Fil-Canadian Development and Training Center for Caregivers and the Office of Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III.
He said that SM City Davao, RMC though President Leo Tereso A. Magno, Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Veterans Bank have also supported the event including the Drugstores Association of the Philippines which will hold a medical mission.
On Thursday's DSA Forum at the Tower Inn, Councilor Leo Avila, Chairman of the RRD Elderlympics 2007, the event, chiefly backed by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is to provide a venue for physical and mental exercise as well as to recognize the significant contribution of the senior citizens to the community.
With the them of "Active Ageing", the RRD Elderlympics will have various activities lined-up like the field demonstration, 25 meters by 4 relay, 100-meter walkathon, basketball free throw and four on four, chess, table tennis, paper cutting, message relay, candle relay, golf ball putting, fish fanning, quiz bowl and social ballroom dancing competition.
City Poblacion A is defending its title in this year's event supported by the Office of the City Mayor, Office for the Senior Citizens Affairs, Davao City Federatoin of Senior Citizens Association, SP Committee on Social Services headed by Councilor Tomas Monteverde IV, City Social Services and Development Office, City Administrator's Office, City DILG, PASWI-Davao, DSAP, Rotary Club of Davao 2000, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr.Maria Luisa Aportadera, Dr.Melanie Herrera, City Health Office, Dancesport Davao, City Sports Division, Fil-Canadian Development and Training Center for Caregivers and the Office of Councilor Leonardo R. Avila III.
He said that SM City Davao, RMC though President Leo Tereso A. Magno, Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Veterans Bank have also supported the event including the Drugstores Association of the Philippines which will hold a medical mission.
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