World No Tobacco Day Celebration
“2019 Will-Driven Anti-Smoking Advocacy Run”
By: Sgt Neri Joie A Soriano (MS) PA
Running is part of every soldier’s life in order to maintain physical health and relieves stress brought about by the various pressures of our duty. In observance of "World No Tobacco Day Celebration”, 6FSSU, ASCOM, PA supports the “2019 Will-Driven Anti-Smoking Advocacy Run” together with Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Regional office VI (BJMPRO-VI), Department of Health Region VI and Iloilo City Health Office on 010500H June 2019 at South Point, SM City, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. For the 5K run category, the time of gun start is 0530H and the route starts at SM City-Taft North- (U-turn)-UPV Flyover (U-turn)-then back to SM City. For the 3K run category, the time of gun start is 0545H and the route starts at SM City-UPV Flyover (U-turn)-back to SM City.
In line with this advocacy run, this unit selected five (5) participants coming from our Enlisted Personnel. The 6FSSU’s pride top-up the five (5) places for the 3K run category; Pfc Romil G Hulleza (Inf) PA (1st Place), Pfc Renant T Dela Paz (Inf) PA (2nd Place), Pvt Ernie F Salvador (Inf) PA (3rd Place), Pfc Arjie D Babagay (Inf) PA (4th Place) and Pfc Lowie O Gadayan (Inf) PA (5th Place). Thus, these personnel showed off their running skills and proved the community for being physically and mentally fit. Being part of this celebration, “6FSSU, ASCOM, PA spread the Bad News, SMOKING KILLS” and “Changing Lives, Building a Safer Nation”.