Makati hosts "Bike for Mother Earth" on June 24

By Jerome Carlo R. Paunan

Saturday 23rd of June 2012

MAKATI CITY, June 23 (PIA) -- The local government, in partnership with the Makati Cycling Federation and with the support of the Office of the Vice President, will hold the 25-kilometer “Bike for Mother Earth” mass ride on Sunday, June 24, at 5:00 a.m. starting from Paseo de Roxas corner Ayala Avenue.

In a statement posted on its website, Makati said the biking event is in observance of Environment Month this June.

The event, dubbed “C.L.E.A.N. Ride,” which stands for “Cyclists Love for Environment and Advocates of Nature,” is being held for the second time in Makati through the efforts of the city Department of Environmental Services (DES).

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, a strong environment advocate, hailed the various organizations of cyclists and bikers, private corporations, and government offices that have readily given their support to the said activity, which aims to promote biking as a healthy and environment-friendly mode of transportation.

“The city government and the people of Makati salute our partners in the Bike for Mother Earth activity that is now on its second year in our city. We thank you for readily extending your support and cooperation to the city government on this undertaking, which seeks to encourage the use of bicycles to promote clean air and physical well-being,” Binay said.

Other partners of the city in this year’s event include Cycling Advocate (CYCAD), Ayala Property Management, Makati Commercial Estates Association (MACEA), Liga ng mga Barangay, San Fabian Bikers, West Rembo Cycling Club (WRCC), Makati Cycling Club, Cycling Club of Makati (CYCLOM), Makati Bikers Club (MBC), Ultimate Riders, and Block 8 Cycling Club.

Event sponsors include the E.S.E SIGNEX, Manila Water Company, Inc., San Miguel Corporation, and the Makati Environment Foundation, Inc.

DES officer-in-charge Danilo Villas announced that a tree-planting activity will be conducted at Barangay San Antonio on June 25, Monday, from Malugay to Zobel Street, at 7:00 a.m., also as part of the city’s observance of Environment Month. (ICRD/RJB/JCP-PIA NCR)