PRC- PTCF to conduct fun walk-run on second day
of Naliyagan Festival
By David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, June 7 (PIA) -- Some 2,500
volunteers from all walks of life are expected to take part in the fun walk-run
dubbed as “I run to save lives” on June 13, which will become the opening salvo
of the second day of the Naliyagan Festival slated on June 12-17, 2013.
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Sur
Chapter administrator Cristyll Basan said the plan to conduct the fun walk-run
came about last week during the preparation of the program of activities of the
Naliyagan Festival. Basan added that as agreed upon with the Provincial Tourism
Council Foundation (PTCF), the registration fee will be P500 and P300 for
adults and P100 for students.
“For those who will register under the P500
registration, they will be covered with a bronze membership and insurance card,
a t-shirt, towel and a cap. For the P300 registration fee, the donor will
receive the same items with that of the P500, except for the bronze membership
and insurance card. The proceeds of the P500 and P300 registration fee will be
divided by the PRC and the PTCF as part of the fund-raising program of both
organizations. For the P100 registration by the students, the proceeds will be
solely for PRC,” Baan said.
Josefina Bajade, chief of the provincial civil
security unit and the provincial warden, said she expects some 1,000 youth and
students to participate. She will be looking for a sponsor of the said sector
to ensure that the fun walk-run will surely be fun.
As agreed upon by the Board of Directors during
Thursday's meeting, chiefs of offices of the different departments of the
provincial government will be in-charge of listing the participants from their
personnel, and only one receipt will be issued per department. The BOD also
listed some 10 private organizations and business sector groups to be sent
invitation and solicitation letter, including the 13 municipalities and the
lone city of Bayugan.
Two years ago, the PRC also conducted the same
fun walk-run that was participated in by about 3,000 volunteer participants
from all walks of life. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Tech-savvy Japs in Siargao for
"platinum" anniversary
By Eugenio Lira, Jr.
DAPA, SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 7 (PIA) -- Lured
by the growing popularity of Siargao Island as one of Asia-Pacific region’s
major tourism destinations, a contingent of 300 information technology experts
from Japan will be treated to a 4-day blowout in this “paradise island” in
connection with their company’s twentieth anniversary.
The all-expense paid holiday scheduled on June 7
– 10, 2013 is sponsored by AWS Group of Companies, a multi-million Japanese IT
firm known as one of the major players in the global market.
Lizabeth Ong-Coro, vice-president and director,
said the company’s top Japanese executives will be arriving on June 7 at Sayak
Airport in Del Carmen town while the rest of company delegates will be arriving
at the Port of Dapa on board a chartered fastcraft from Cebu City. She
identified the corporate honchos as Masayuki Aoki, Akira Konishi and Tadashi
Ishikawa.
“Our company has chosen Siargao as venue to hold
our 20th anniversary because the island has plenty to offer such as the
world-famous surfing spot of Cloud 9, the world-famous Dedon Island,
crystal-clear waters for snorkeling, kayaking, the country’s largest mangrove
forest, fresh seafoods and many others,” Coro disclosed.
She said that during the 4-day period, the
tech-savvy Japanese group will have a “team-building” workshop wherein they
will be assisted by municipal officials of Del Carmen as well as by key personalities
of Siargao Tourism Council and Siargao Adventures. The activity has the support
also of Gov. Sol Matugas, Congressman Francisco Matugas, entrepreneur Elizabeth
M. Abejo and Meluth Abejo of Siargao Blue Resort.
“The advent of these IT experts from Japan will
truly translate to boundless promotion of Siargao Island and will surely
benefit our local economy as more foreign tourists and investors will become
interested in our place,” Coro added.
As a leading offshore IT outsourcing services
provider in Asia, the AWS Group of Companies was established in 1993 and had
specialized on software development and testing services with key offices in
Manila, Cebu, Tokyo, Osaka and Beijing (China). Among its clienteles are
blue-chip multi-national companies such as Sanyo, Lenovo, Sharp, Toshiba TEC
Corp., IBM, Sumito Heavy Industries, Ltd., JICA, Konica Minolta, M-Systems, NTC
Newtech, IMES and many others.
Lizabeth Ong-Coro is the wife of Del Carmen
Mayor Alfredo Coro, Jr. (RER/PIA-Caraga)
