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A week after the onslaught of a powerful typhoon, twelve mighty Road Eaters (Josh, Kirk, Jemai, Arjay, Jeff, Marvin,  JL, Ray, Mico, Emille, Jane, and Winsor)  devoted time and effort to undertake some tasks at the Department of Social Welfare and Development's Relief Operations Hub in Pasay City.

What they did was just a little way to help out fellow Filipinos in the affected areas of Super Typhoon Yolanda.

At 2:00 PM they had their meeting place at Alpha Land Mall near MRT Magallanes Station. Then, by the use of JL's vehicle, they drove their way without knowing the exact location of the hub. They only knew that it was at the back of NAIA Terminal 2. But the club got there easily because during that time, it was noticeable; army trucks with goods were going in and out of that place.

Upon arriving at 4:00 PM, the club registered first, and then left some goods that they have brought with them. The area was very busy. It was a big warehouse full of army and navy people with other civilians.

While waiting to be oriented, a DSWD personnel asked if someone could distribute biscuits to the new volunteers in the orientation area. Kirk pleasurably did the job.

A couple of minutes after, someone came and asked for volunteers who could distribute drinking water to all people all over the area.  The club stood up immediately to volunteer. They delivered gallons and cups to everyone and all thirsty volunteers were hydrated that afternoon.

They went back to the orientation area. The club's arrival was just in time to complete the number of volunteers for batch orientation.

After the orientation, the DSWD personnel asked if someone could replace her to orient the next batches of volunteers.  Josh conducted the proceeding orientations.

The rest of the gang were deployed to repack and lift sacks of rice. Marvin and Emille were assigned to do the inventory checking of all the goods going out of the warehouse.

The great work ended at 8:00 PM. They bid goodbye to their fellow volunteers and DSWD personnel. And of course… they had a photo opportunity with the Army with all the goods they repacked in the background.


Writer/Contributor: Josh Asence

On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda, (International name Haiyan), one of the most powerful typhoons in the world and the second deadliest in the Philippines, claimed the lives of  about 4,000 Filipinos as of this time. It caused destruction of properties and livelihood in the central Philippines.

Rovic Canono of The Greentennial Run organized Rescue Run 2013, a marathon that aimed at uniting Filipino running communities to help the victims of Typhoon Yolanda.

For a minimum donation of P150.00,  runners could choose between 5K and 10K categories. Five members of the Road Eaters Running Club joined this race for a cause on November 16, 2014, 8 days after the devastating typhoon made its first landfall.


Before the gunstart, there was a moment of silence. All who joined the race were asked to offer prayers for the typhoon victims.


People of all walks of life were seen running or walking at Bonifacio Global City and then going up the Kalayaan Flyover. One round (5K) or two rounds (10K) of legwork were offered to their fellow countrymen. They were also given a chance to write down their sympathies and motivational support.

A total of P293,380 were donated by the registrants through this run for a cause.

Writer/Contributor: Jerome Catipon

It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon when members of the Road Eaters Running Club met in front of Villamor Hall, also known as the University Theatre at UP Diliman. Those who attended for the first time at UP were Lalaine, Gege, Jane, Jerome, and Don. Other attendees were Jemai, Kirk, Marvin, Jeff, Ray, and Josh.

While the afternoon sun was still up, they started shooting some videos for the Teaser Plug / Audio-Video Presentation for their upcoming Christmas Party. They had to rush it because the sun will set in just a short while.

Sunset came, so they looked for an area in the campus where it was well lighted. They chose the location where the oblation statue was located, because Christmas lights made the area bright.

Then the formal training started. Jerome led the core training while Josh took some video footage. Too bad, Jerome’s DSLR's battery was used up. Good thing, Josh brought his compact camera.

While everyone was busy on the different workouts, Josh called them one by one for the on-cam interview.

After the entire training, everyone had a chance to be in front of the camera and invited every club member to attend the Christmas Party to be held on December 22. Most of them had their take 2, take 3, and even take 4!

The day's activities concluded in an eating session at Rodics Diner.

Unlike the anniversary run, NB Power Run’s participants were lesser in number because the club devoted its time and energy on RUPM. The registered participants were Winsor, Jerome, Luther, Mico, Jigs, Alfred, and Walter for 25K. However, Winsor and Jerome couldn't join the race so BJ and Arjay replaced them.

Kirk and Jeck participated the 16K. The two of them won free race slots for the NB Power Run. How lucky they were!

The support crew were Jemai, Josh, Ronald, Lalaine, Gege and Marvin. But Marvin turned into a 10K participant after receiving a free race kit from Zharmee Cabuago, a friend of Josh. Gege should have been a turned runner, too (because Josh received 2 race kits from Zharmee), however, she really couldn’t because of “a girl thing”. Good thing, Marvin was ready to run, even if he didn't have his running shoes for he is a skilled barefoot runner.

Ronald and Jemai acted as photographers. It was Jemai’s first time to take photos of running people. Celebrities like Solenn Heusaff, Erwan Heusaff, and Isabelle Daza joined the race too. Josh told Jemai that if he could capture all those celebrities, his venture for photography would be a success!

At exactly 4:30 AM, the 25K race started. The route in BGC was a usual one but it was difficult to run up the flyover to Makati. Runrio organized it well, complete with hydration stations, fruit stations, stand by ambulance, and marshalls. The weather was fine all throughout the race.

Every Road Eater has his own story and everyone finished completed the race successfully. First to arrive was Jeck (leading for 16K). Followed by Marvin (lone 10K), then Alfred (leading for 25K). Next were Kirk, BJ, Jigs, Arjay, Luther, and Mico.

Alfred and Jigs introduced their friend, Bogs to the club, and the club welcomed him cordially.
Right after the race, Lalaine and Gege had to go since they had office work on Sundays. The club really appreciated their time to support the runners.

All were waiting for Walter until he called that he already crossed the finish line! So the club went to the finish line for their traditional group photo. However, they were not able to see Walter, so they proceed to the photo op without him.

Since everyone was hungry, it’s time for breakfast! The first batch of club members was accompanied by the service van to Makati. While the second batch is waiting, Walter and his friends came. Walter introduced Oddy and Leon and the club welcomed them cordially as well.

The club dined at KFC in Aegis People Support Center. They shared their own experiences during the race. Bogs, Oddy and Leon were formally introduced to the club as well. The club talked about their future races, and everything under the sun.

NB Power Run was another great experience of the club to share.

Writer/Contributor: Josh Asence