Intramuros heritage run slated May 15

MANILA, Philippines - Running enthusiasts are in for a unique running experience when they weave through the streets of historic Intramuros, over cobblestones, past landmarks of the city and its storied walls.

The Intramuros Heritage Run, slated May 15, is sponsored by Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran and the Caloocan City Filipino-Chinese Fire Prevention Association.

The general public is invited to the 3K, 5K and 10K runs around the historic Walled City. The organizers want to raise awareness about the advocacies of the two organizations, especially that of volunteerism. As an added bonus, the run seeks to promote Intramuros as a tourist, recreation and educational destination.

All proceeds of the run will be donated to Kaisa-PGH Alay Medisina, an ongoing medical assistance program for the last two decades, the rehabilitation of Bahay Tsinoy Museum, and the rehabilitation of the CCFCFPAI volunteer fire station.

The 10K race will be flagged off at 5:30 a.m.; the 5K at 5:40 a.m. and the 3K at 5:50 a.m.

Registration sites are located at Toby’s MOA, Toby’s Trinoma, Ortigas Home Depot, Big Hit Marketing (Ongpin St., near Binondo Church), the Kaisa office in Intramuros, the CCFCFPAI station in Caloocan.

Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, founded in 1987, is a cause-oriented, non-government organization aimed at promoting the integration of the Tsinoys into mainstream Philippine society.

Kaisa acts as a bridge between two cultures and two generations – bringing Tsinoys into meaningful participation in national concerns and enhancing Filipinos’ understanding of the true role of the ethnic Chinese in Philippine life through the Bahay Tsinoy museum.

CCFCFPAI was organized in 1976 among citizen volunteers to aid the Bureau of Fire Protection in educating the public in fire safety practices, and to provide volunteer fire prevention teams to support the BFP in its fire-fighting mandate.

Details: Heritage Run secretariat at 5276083, 5266796 or email [email protected].