Davao City’s Mel Andrew Basilio brought home a finisher’s medal by surviving the grueling 23rd Mt.Kinabalu International Climbathon, known as the world’s toughest mountain race in Malaysia.
Basilio competed with 500 other athletes from 33 nations as part of the 23-man Philippine Sky Runners squad on October 24 to 25. He crossed the finish line at 68th place in the men’s open division.
More than just the race, Basilio’s participation turned out also to be a call for help to support the 162 Manobo pupils enrolled at the Cabagbahangan Elementary School in Marilog who cannot afford to buy school supplies.
Basilio created an awareness and raised the needed funds to buy notebooks, ballpens, pencils and other school materials which he formally turned over to Edwin Rosales, the school principal,during the DSA Forum, November 12, at the Tower Inn.
Rosales said that when Basilio learned of their predicament, the athlete made the initiative of responding to the problem. Both are colleagues in the Boy Scouts of the Philippines movement.
“We are very thankful that we have Mr.Basilio as supporter to our pupils,” said Rosales, who along with five teachers take care the educational needs of the Manobo pupils. [MPB]
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