May 13 is an important date for runners, the family of the
late professor-journalist Chit Simbulan, and those who advocate road safety.
Listening to the speakers that night made reminisce of my younger brother who also got into accident last year. He was riding his motorcycle along Marcos Highway and he accidentally tapped into this man's car and the driver got angry angry and sideswipe him, not knowing his gonna bump in the car ahead of him. My brother along with his bike was thrown away. The driver did not even bother to take care of the damages. The accident made my brother stay in the hospital for 2 months. God is good he is still alive but had to put steel on his legs just so he can walk again.
I attended this run's presscon because I want to support its advocacy for ROAD SAFETY. We as responsible citizens should also be aware on how to use our roads properly. And how as drivers and road users should always be responsible while we are on the road.
The run's advocacy made realize that proper awareness should also be disseminated to road users like pedestrians and vehicle users.
Through my little space here in the blogosphere I want to share to my readers that I also support this advocacy and benefits and knowledge that they will gain from joining the run.
One person who will not miss the event is Alvin Carranza,
the founder of MacGraphics Carranz and team manager of Pilipinas Teen Azkals.
Aside from owning OneA Events Place, the run’s starting
point, road safety—he says— has been one of his advocacies.
He tells the bloggers on May 10 at the CafĂ© Lupe, “If we’re
aware of what the government agencies, including U.N., has been doing, we’ll
remember that each time we drive, we have to be more careful.”
The recent statistics released by the World Bank last month
states, “Currently, 1.3 million people are killed on the world’s roads each
year and 90 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries,
with an economic cost that can exceed total overseas aid flowing in.”
Carranza adds, “Sa Pilipinas, hindi pa kasama yung sa
probinsiya, nasa top 5 tayo sa may pinakamaraming road injuries. Gaya ng sinabi ni
Professor Roland Simbulan, the husband of Ms. Chit, ang road safety should be
everyone’s concern.”
Present at the bloggers’ night are Chito Manuel of
Philippine Football Federation, Atoy Sta. Cruz of Motorcyle Philippines
Federation, and Prof. Roland Simbulan, the husband of Chit.
The run, which will be held this Sunday, at 5:00 a.m., also
commemorates the declaration of U.N.’s Decade
of Action for Road Safety last year.
Those who want to register, please contact Vicky 0917
9841063 or text these numbers 09224194879 and 09175599019.
There will be an onsite registration as well.
Several government agencies joined forces to organize this
run:
Motorcycle
Philippines Federation.
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