Celebrities make a home run

Posted July 27, 2009 23:59:00

Anne Jambora

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – When it’s for a good cause, everyone participates.

Thousands of runners showed up for “Run for Home: Globe-Ayala Land City Run for Habitat for Humanity.” It featured three-kilometer, five-kilometer, 10- kilometer and 21- kilometer events that kicked off at the Bonifacio High Street at The Fort, Taguig, Rizal. The first-ever running event sponsored by the telecom giant was attended by more than 6,400 runners.

Participants included Ayala Corp. president and COO Fernando Zobel de Ayala, who finished the 21- kilometer leg in 1:48, Ayala Land president Antonino Aquino, Senator Pia Cayetano, Habitat for Humanity chair Francisco del Rosario Jr., Christine Jacob, Anton Huang, Samboy Lim, Maricel Laxa, Anthony Pangilinan, Ditrie Villacorta, Paco Sandejas, Cristine Reyes, Karen Davila, Gilbert Remulla, Tricia Chiongbian, Leanna Ferrales and Boy Ramos.

“When people show up for a good cause it’s overwhelming enough. The fact that more than 6,000 registered is really overwhelming. When it’s a good cause everyone cooperates, including the weather,” said Alex Eduque, youth ambassador of Habitat for Humanity.

“Run for Home,” with the Habitat for Humanity Phils., will help raise funds for the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig Project (KBIP) whose key project is the 100-hectare resettlement houses construction in Barangay Dayap Calauan, Laguna called Bayanijuan sa Calauan. This will be the main resettlement area for families that live along the Pasig River.

“At Globe we feel a great sense of responsibility to the community we live in and we are glad to be given a chance to make a difference in people’s lives,” said Globe president and CEO Ernest Cu.

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