STA. BARBARA – Using his four-year stint and experience as member of the Philippine Cycling Team, Reynaldo Navarro dominated the 168-kilometer VictoRey Tour de Tercero (General Reynaldo Velasco Cycling Classic) last Sunday, October 29, participated in by 80 premier professional and amateur riders from the province of Pangasinan.
Navarro, a 32-year old former national team cycling member (2001-2005) from San Jacinto, sprinted his way to victory in the last 250-meters stretch away from the finish line in the well-paved and flat trek road posting a time of 4 hours, 12 minutes and 11.82 seconds after traversing six towns and the City of San Carlos in Pangasinan’s third district.
Getting married this December, Navarro went home with a P10,000 cash prize plus a trophy, medal and certificate from retired police Deputy Director General Rey Velasco, his wife Fatima and sponsor Korean businessman Duksin Park.
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STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan - Police Deputy Director General Reynaldo V. Velasco (ret) has started a book donation project to various schools and libraries in Pangasinan by initially giving two coffee table books chronicling the inspiring and remarkable lives and times of the two most influential women on the life of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos.
The two historical books authored by a relative, Melandrew T. Velasco, are titled “In A Class of Her Own: The Life and Times of Angela Valdez Ramos,” and “Mommy: The Life and Times of Josefa Jara Martinez (The Pillar of Social Work in the Philippines)” published in January 2005 and September 2006, respectively.
In a ceremonial turn-over at the Banaoang Central Elementary School whose public library is adjudged as the best in the district, General Velasco underscored the importance of appreciating history, the value of education and informative books as relevant reference materials in school libraries and other institutions. The retired three-star general is an alumnus in this school who has made vast improvements with the construction of new school buildings worth P8-million through the help of his friends in both government and private sectors.
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Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan is launching very soon a weekly program for OFWs. This will be hosted by DJ Renz and will air every Sunday. Watch for it!
The pedal-by-pedal account will be aired live over Aksyon Radyo Pangasinan 1161 KHz am
STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan - A serious awareness and information campaign on the dangers of illegal drugs is the main theme for the October 29 Victorey Tour de Tercero featuring the province’s premier professional and amateur cyclists who will hit the national roads anew to traverse the six towns and San Carlos City in Pangasinan’s third district.
This was disclosed by General Reynaldo V. Velasco, a retired three-star police general and a native son of Sta. Barbara, who is fully supporting the bikefest project as a means to promote the on-going anti-drug seminars his group has started since early this year.
Unknown to many, Velasco with the support of the Philippine National Police’s Community Relations Group headed by Chief Supt. Joel Goltiao has already conducted more than 10 anti-drug seminars called KAPANALIG (Kabataan Panlalawigan Laban sa Ilegal Na Droga) in the towns of Sta. Barbara, Calasiao and Lingayen participated in by close to 500 youth leaders from the towns of Mangaldan, Bayambang, Malasiqui, San Fabian, Basista, Mapandan, Calasiao, Sta. Barbara and the cities of San Carlos and Dagupan.
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