The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), in partnership with Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, Inc. (GK), with the support of Miss Earth Foundation, successfully spearheaded the benefit run "Takbo 2: Tungo sa Kalusugan, Para sa Kalikasan" on May 10, 2015 at the CCP Grounds, Pasay City.

Miss Earth Philippines 2015 candidates and actor, rapper and TV host Carlos Agassi joined more than 2,000 individuals in PDIC's race to raise more funds for survivor-families of typhoon Yolanda and to promote environment protection and the balanced development of communities as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.

Takbo 2 had four race distances: 1km, 3km, 5km and 10km, which catered to all types of running enthusiasts. Winners of each race category received gold, silver and bronze medals for the first, second and third placers, respectively. Gold medal winners in the 3km, 5km and 10km categories also received gift certificates from Saucony.

Special individual awards included the Most Senior Runner and Most Junior Runner who received special gift packs from event partners and PDIC. Group awards including the Biggest Corporate Contingent and the Biggest PDIC Sector received trophies and special gift packs from event partners. Guitar, Universal Robina Corporation, Del Monte Philippines, Brooks, Tobys/Runnr and The Generics Pharmacy also gave gift packs for race winners, special awardees and raffle prize winners.

Proceeds from the benefit run will be turned over to GK for the construction of additional houses in the PDIC-GK Village in Lawaan, a fifth class municipality in Eastern Samar located between Guiuan and Tacloban City, Leyte. Isolated for days after Yolanda struck, Lawaan was also battered by a storm surge, powerful winds, and heavy rainfall.

Other sponsors of the event were Appebon Kids Syrup, Jack 'n Jill Pretzel Crisps, Magnolia Purewater, Philippine Postal Corporation, Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines, St. Luke's Medical Center and United Laboratories, Inc. Registration and event partners were Chris Sports and Metro Ad-vantage Media Marketing Services. Media partners included ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Lifestyle Network, BusinessWorld, HerWord.com, Manila Bulletin, Mellow 94.7 and DZRH.

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