ZAMBOANGA
CITY: About 2,000 sprinters were counted in a fun run event here last Sunday sponsored
by the civil society organization (CSO).
The
runners joined the “Run, Walk, Roll Against Crime” in response to Mayor Beng Climaco-Salazar’s
call to citizens to help put a stop to criminal activities in the city.
Runners
from this city’s 98 barangays joined in a bid to steel themselves and help
prevent the occurrences of crimes in their respective areas of responsibility.
Eugene
Estipona, #PSZambo Fun Run coordinator, said that crime prevention and
reduction is a social responsibility where everyone must help.
Estipona
added the said event will likewise spread awareness of their cause for a safer
city for all.
The
five-kilometer “Run, walk, roll against crime” started at the Paseo del Mar,
passed through Veterans Avenue to Gov. Chavez and Sucabon, the City Hall, and back
to Paseo del Mar.
Vice
Mayor Cesar Iturralde, who represented the mayor, was there along with the CSO members.
In
the said event, USAID-ENGAGE chief of party Barry Reed also turned-over a set
of IT equipment to Crime Watch Volunteers (CWV) of this city.
The
fun run is the first in a series of advocacy activities with the initiative of
CSO to reduce the incidence of crime.