Tilor, Andrin lead World Vision run winners

MANILA, Philippines -  Noel Tilor and Lovely Andrin dominated their respective sides to top the 21K race in the World Vision Run at the Cebu Business Park in Cebu City recently.

Tilor clocked 1:30:30 to beat Jong Tae Hwang (1:35:12) and Aldrin Pasumala (1:36:11) in the men’s division while Andrin took the women’s crown in 1:42:33, besting Yshy Losbaños (1:55:56) and El Marie Albeos (2:04:59).

Klint Selma (40:35) topped the men’s 10K with Ian Francis (46:36) and Mattew Brenan (47:09) taking the next two places while Reah Mae Garucho (46:46) won the women’s 10K category, with Jelly Rose Casquejo (56:34) and Gretchen Ho (58:11) settling for second and third places, respectively, in the event held for the aid of providing livelihood projects in a community in Sogod, Cebu.

Now on its sixth year, the event also served as part of the organization’s 60th anniversary celebration of “Caring for Children and Building Sustainable Communities.”

These projects will include the establishment of nine Community-Managed Savings and Credit Association (CoMSCA) groups, construction of a multipurpose building, and provision of livelihood start-up kits such as vegetable production, hog or chicken raising, massage therapy, masonry, and food processing.

Renz Corbin (20:14) and Geniezel Saballa (21:41) ruled the men’s and women’s 5K, respectively, followed by John Cliff Debolosan (20:46) and Karen Manayon (22:34) in second place, and Marvin Cañada (21:33) and Nicole Del Rosario (24:40) in third.

Erneto Villarba (12:12) won the men’s category 5K, beating John Niño Vibrel (12:22) and Kent Anthony Paniza (12:42) while Moira Erediano (14:07) copped the women’s 5K crown over Glyzza Besabelle (15:00) and Jeanna Cañete (16:15).

“This is our first time to hold the World Vision Run in Cebu so we were surprised with the huge turnout and the generosity of the Cebuanos,” said Genesis Jeff Lamigo, World Vision Public Relations and Communication manager. “We are extremely thankful for the support of everyone who attended. We hold the World Vision Run every year to inform the public about important issues faced by the most vulnerable members of our society, and to gain the support of the people to help us build better communities and lives for those who need it.”

Others who graced the event were World Vision Ambassador Gelli Victor and Cebu-Based radio jock Jiggy Cerna, Gelli Victor along with multimedia host Joyce Pring, twins Jesse and Christian Perkins, and World Vision Philippines’ newly appointed national director Rommel Fuerte. 

The Run also aimed to raise awareness and support for its recently launched advocacy campaign – It Takes a World to End Sexual Exploitation of Children. The campaign aims to empower parents, caregivers and children, to aid front liners, rescue operations and legal interventions, and to support safe shelters and reintegration programs for rescued children.