The “10.10.10 A Run for the Pasig River” made history Sunday amid a powerful show of unity by Filipinos from all walks of life.
Crowd-control estimates pegged the number of race participants at between 120,000 to 140,000 runners, event organizer Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) said.
The National Capital Region Police Officer, meanwhile, estimated the number at around 175,000, including unregistered runners.
Initial figures from SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. (SGV), the country’s biggest accounting firm, placed the total number of official race starters at 116,812.
The SGV figure, once authenticated, will break Philippine marks and the Guinness World Record of 110,000 runners at the "Bay to Breakers" race in San Francisco, California in 1988.
SGV and KBPIP are expected to announce the verified figures Monday.
The fun run, which aimed to create awareness and raise funds for the massive Pasig River clean-up campaign, could also be the world’s biggest advocacy race.(http://nugglepurl.blogspot.com/2010/10/101010-run-makes-history.html)
It is great that there are people who care for our environment and surroundings I hope that many more filipinos will be open their minds on what is the situation of our mother nature.
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