The Green Miles Run

Sunday, March 21, 2o10
SM Mall of Asia grounds
(in front of the IMAX Bldg.)

Assembly Time:
5:00 AM

Gun-off Time:
5:30 AM for 15K
5:45 AM for 10K
5:55 AM for 5K
6:00 AM for 3K

This event is a joint project of UST HS Batch 88 Alumni  Association Inc., and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and in partnership with SMART Philippines for the benefit of PIOLO PASCUAL’S HEBREO 12:1 Foundation  Inc., and SAVE MARILAO RIVER (MMO River System) as we focus our advocacies towards the protection of the environment as a heritage and for the continued enjoyment of our youth.

The benefit run is a wellness program expected to be participated in by no less than 3,000 runners both from the alumni and the public, in line with the batch’s advocacy on the issue of climate change and how to protect the environment. The ultimate green solution is lifestyle change. Managing our lifestyle in the usage of earth’s resources will ease down the pressure on our planet, and the power to do this is in our hands. Live the lifestyle, Be Eco-Smart.

The Green Miles Run at TAKBO.PH

“Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let’s throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
– Hebrews 12:1

The Hebreo 12:1 Foundation, founded by acclaimed performing artist,  Piolo Pascual, was established to serve the needs of underprivileged men, women and children of our country.

The foundation strives to foster a life worth living for all people, and with the foundation’s spirit of generosity, kindness and selflessness, it is committed -

• to bring lasting and meaningful changes in the lives of Filipino families
• to open doors for the renewal of faith in the Filipino spirit
• to offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity during difficult times brought about by calamities or hardships

The MMO river system is 55 kilometers in length which traverses the cities of Caloocan, Valenzuela, and Malabon in Metro Manila and San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan  and the towns of Meycauayan, Marilao, Obando and Sta. Maria, also in Bulacan

The river system gained   notoriety in 2007 when Blacksmith Institute, a New York-based environmental watchdog,  called it one of the 30 most polluted areas in the world.

Then Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Lito Atienza, said it is an acknowledged fact that the MMO is “one of the most contaminated rivers in the country’’.  It has come to its polluted state over period of time due to the many different sources of pollution.

The rehabilitation of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando (MMO) river system started in  February 20, 2008 following Secretary Atienza’s declaration of the major waterway as a water quality management area.

The classification of MMO as a water quality management  area means the implementation of an integrated action program to ensure the rehabilitation of the water system.

“It is very timely and most appropriate that this river system be declared as a water quality management area. The declaration will inspire collective efforts that would synergize the river clean up of heavy metals and organic pollution,” Atienza said.

DENR is working in partnership with local government units (LGUs) in Bulacan, as well as other government agencies and private groups, “to restore the former glory of the MMO river system”.