Another Spectacle
Fresh from the successful staging of the 2nd Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines, the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur under Gov. LRay Villafuerte aims to put again the province in the sports map by launching the country’s biggest international marathon slated on September 26, the CamSur Marathon. Beneficiaries of the said event are the shelter program of Gawad Kalinga, the Organ Donor Card awareness drive and the KIDS Foundation. jrciii/aarcilla/mmec
From Triathlon to Marathon
CamSur Gov. LRay Villafuerte raises the hand of Coach Rio De la Cruz after crossing the finish line in the Men’s Relay Category of the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines second edition. Coach Rio will be the Race Director of the coming Summit Water CamSur Marathon 2010 slated to be held on September 26. jnr/domengranera/boomdayupay/camsurdigitalmedia/mmec
Bicol Region’s economy records fastest growth
In 2009, out of the 17 regions in the country, 13 regions posted positive growths while four regions recorded reversals.
Bicol Region’s economy posted the highest growth rate at 8.2 percent while CALABARZON recorded the worst growth rate of negative 1.6 percent.
In terms of contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in 2009, six regions posted positive contributions, eight regions had zero contributions while three regions pulled down the GDP growth.
Western Visayas was the biggest contributor with 0.4 percentage point while CALABARZON pulled down the growth by 0.2 percentage point.
NCR continued to account for the largest share of the country’s GDP with a 32.5 percent share in 2009, lower than its 33.0 percent share in 2008. On the other hand, ARMM continued to have the lowest percentage share of 0.9 percent.
The country’s real per capita GDP decreased by 0.9 percent to PhP15,528 in 2009 from PhP15,666 in 2008.
The Best of Cobra IronMan 70.3 Philippines 2nd Edition
CamSur Governor LRay Villafuerte (center) raises the hands of both Pete Jacobs of Sydney, Australia (right), the champion of the just concluded Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines 2nd edition and Terenzo Bozzone of New Zealand (left), the last year’s champion, who gave Jacobs a good fight to garner the first runner up honors. Fredrick Croneborg from Sweden (inset left) salvaged the 2nd runner up honor. In other photo (inset) are Canadian Magali Tisseyre (left), the women’s category champion; American Michellie Jones, first runner up and Australian Rachael Paxton, second runner up. An aerial shot of Lago del Rey (bottom photo) at the start of the swim leg of the tourney. stn/domengranera/boomdayupay/camsurdigitalmedia/jvillareal/mmec/
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