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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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MANY Ilonggos want to join the Fit Filipino 1-Million Pound Weight Loss Challenge, which the local government will hold in line with the Iloilo City 80th Charter Day celebration.
City government employees and private citizens already enlisted for the official weigh-in to be held during the flag-raising ceremony at the Iloilo City Hall on July 31, according to Rommel Castro of the Iloilo City Sports Office.
“We are glad with the response we are getting from our fellow Ilonggos,” Castro told Panay News. “This program is open to everybody. In fact, we are encouraging more Ilonggos to join us.”
The participants’ weights will be recorded, Castro said. Each day, they will have to perform a five-minute exercise for six months.
“As long as our participants are dedicated to be physically fit and healthy, I’m positive the city government can accomplish its goal,” he added.
Iloilo City was the first local government unit in the Philippines to express interest in the weight loss program spearheaded by trainers Jim and Toni Saret of the Philippine Olympic Committee.
Around 2,000 Iloilo City Hall employees, led by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, and 300 Iloilo City Police Office personnel are expected to lead the activity to be conducted by The Medical City staff, said Castro.
“We aim to become the Fitness City of the Philippines,” he said. “This weigh-in is the start of our commitment to donate at least 6,900 pounds to the program.”/PN
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