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Today is the first day of
sunshine and no rain (Yahoo!). The B4L team tackled the rolling
coastal terrain of the road from San Carlos City to Dumaguete.
The climb profile isn't as difficult as that of the Bacolod to
San Carlos leg but the headwind made us exert more effort. Much
to Boy Siojo's annoyance, I LOVED drafting and singing my lungs
out behind him. (hehehe...)
It was another picturesque
ride with the Mt. Talinis mountain ranges on our right and the
Tañon Straight on our left. Further beyond the waters, we can
see the mountains of Cebu's southermost tip. There were a lot of
mangroves as well which reminded me so much of Ecorescue's
mangroves tree planting activities in Pangasinan.
Our local mountaineer friend and
Greenpeace representative, Albert Lozada, boasted of the twin
lakes hidden in those mountain ranges. Dumaguete is also famous
for its beautiful dive sites and abundance of dolphins in the
region. A return to this place is a must in my book.
The B4L team
had lunch at the town of Sibulan, 10km away from Dumaguete.
We were met up with the local riders from Dumaguete. There
were more than 100 of us who biked towards the city and to
the next forum. It was such a festive scene since the locals
provided a band similar to that of the atiatihan. Energy
levels were increasing.
The
biking ended at the beautiful grounds of Siliman
University. The 3:30pm forum was held at the
historical building inside the campus which was
built with the original Spanish architecture still
intact.
The forum has
been one of the most positive so far. There were a lot of
cancer victors present... down from the emcee, a volunteer
biker, a Siliman University highschool teacher, the school's
secretary and the pastor... all survived the big C. Dr.
Macalua emphasized the importance of attacking cancer
wholistically... not just touching on the medical aspect but
rather the spiritual aspect of it. It is important to
include the psycho-social impact of everything that's
happening for the cancer patient.
Pastor Andrew
Villegas shared his view about cancer. What struck me the
most was when he said something like, "God's power is made
perfect in my weakness." Every patient has a special
connection with the Lord. We all left the forum with a
stronger belief that what we are doing is truly worthwhile.
Dumaguete...maraming maraming salamat!
People who
made this leg successful...
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Michelle Villanueva of Dumaguete Outdoors
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Chad Acabal
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Siliman University
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Pastor Haniel Taganas
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Councilor Dr. Noel De Jesus
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Mr. Jojo Antonio
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C4 Jazz Band
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Dr. Macalua
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Dr. Sheila Flores
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Pastor Andrew Villegas
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Mrs. Muffet Villegas
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Mrs. Mary Ann Temprosa
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Pastor Noel Villalba
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