Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto and Dangerous Drug Board Assistant Secretary Maria Belen Angelita V. Matibag pose for a selfie during the BIDA Fun Run held at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. (Photo by Jing Villamente)
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto on Sunday expressed his elation over hundreds of young runners and anti-illegal drugs advocates who participated in the early morning Buhay ay Ingatan, Droga ay Ayawan (BIDA) Fun Run at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.
"Nung nakita ko kung gaano kasaya at kung gaano kadami ang mga Kabataan na nag participate kanina… Pinakita po ni GOD na meron tayong pag-asa laban sa illegal drugs dito sa QC," Sotto said.
The fun run was spearheaded by the Quezon City Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council, which is headed by Mayor Joy Belmonte with Sotto as its co-chairman, in collaboration with the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Dangerous Drugs Board.
Representatives from various schools and organizations flocked to the QCMC as early as 4:00 a.m. to join the BIDA Fun Run that kicked off at 6:00 a.m.
Joining Sotto were DDB Deputy Executive Director for Operations Assistant Secretary Maria Belen Matibag, Cerleen Sedilla the School Division Superintendent, Dr. Dexter Galban, the Department of Education's Assistant Secretary for operations, contingents from the Quezon City Police District and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
