Run, Camsur, Run
The forthcoming CamSur Marathon is envisioned by Governor LRay Villafuerte, showing his Organ Donor Card (lower photo, left) to be as big as the legendary Boston Marathon (top photo) that will draw over 20,000 runners from all over the country and no less than 20 countries around the globe. To be staged in 3Km, 5Km, 10Km, 21Km and 42Km runs plus a unique “Bayanihan Run” to raise funds for humanitarian causes like the Gawad Kalinga headed by founder Tony Meloto (lower photo, right), the Summit Water CamSur Marathon dubbed ”The Race to Rebuild the Nation” is but one of many sports spectacles conceived by Gov. Villafuerte that is helping transform the once obscure and depressed locality into a burgeoning world-class province now gaining popularity not only as the most visited eco-tourism destination but also a center of international extreme sports. gbclaveria/dnaguna/nickpugliesegazetteonline/mmec
Vegetable Production Training
Training participants learn new technology to produce organic inputs for their garden plots during the 4th session of the Farmers Field School (FFS) at barangay Santiago, Iriga City. The training is a joint undertaking of the provincial government of Camarines Sur through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), and Rinconada Movement for Economic and Sustainable Agriculture (RINCOMESA) aimed at making the province self-sufficient in high quality vegetables. Agricultural productivity is among the priority concerns of Governor LRay Villafuerte along his thrust to ensure the food security in the province and provide the constituents an alternative or supplemental income. Some of the vegetable crops which were cultivated during the FFS include lettuce, eggplant, cucumber and pole sitao. / lagavino/stn/opa/ mmec
Race to Rebuild a Nation
The biggest marathon competition in Southeast Asia is happening in Camarines Sur, voted as 2009’s number one tourist destination in the Philippines, on September 26. The first ever CamSur marathon will be participated in by the country’s prominent personalities as well as elite runners from all over the world. The historic running event aims to attract local and foreign athletic delegates, running celebrities, and runners of all fitness levels. For more information, visit www.camsurmarathon.com. jchaveziii/GettyImages/mmec
Going Global
Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte (third from right) is shown with other humanitarian advocates (from left) GK Hope Initiative chair Ai Lin Ong; GK executive director Luis Oquinena minister for community development, youth and sports Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan; Vice President Noli de Castro and GK board chairman Tony Meloto at the opening ceremonies of the second Global Summit of the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore last June 25, 2010. The province of Camarines Sur is a special awardee as first Designer Province of Gawad Galinga for having a GK community in every town and city of the province. gbc/photo by Philippine Star
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