Marinduque Representative Hosts Charity Ride for the Benefit of Earthquake Victims in Mindanao

Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco celebrates his birthday today with a ride for a cause that aims to raise funds for the victims of the recent earthquake in Mindanao.

Dubbed “LAV ko mag ride,” Velasco and some 80 riders, including presidential daughter Davao Mayor Sara Duterte and Senator Bato dela Rosa, hit the road at exactly 6:30 a.m. from the Petron Station at the South Luzon Expressway in San Pedro, Laguna. After the scenic ride through the Quezon National Park, the riders take on a three-hour boat ride to Balanacan Port in Marinduque for a pit stop.

Rep. Velasco and Mayor Inday Sara Duterte will lead a gift-giving activity in Boac before the riders and their entourage stir up the dust anew to “Love LAV Love” birthday concert at the Marinduque Convention Center. Among the guest performers tonight are Andrew E, Moymoy Palaboy and Roadfill; Osang Soliven of X-Factor; Lucky Robles and Julius Cawaling of Tawag ng Tanghalan, and Ragen Angel Peñaflor of The Voice Kids.

Tomorrow, on the second leg of the tour, the riders are to swing by the century-old Sta Cruz Church, the powdery sands of Torrijos Beach and to Boac to savor the delightful Kari-kari and Uraro. In the afternoon, Velasco and the rest of the riders will be heading back to Balanacan Port to commence their return ride to Manila.

Those who joined the ride made donations to the victims of the Mindanao quake. “I’d like to thank all those who joined me in this ride. Your participation will go a long way to ease the suffering of the victims of the earthquake in Mindanao,” Velasco said. This is a special day for me, and this fund raiser is my way of giving back my blessings to our brothers and sisters in Mindanao,” Velasco said.

The “LAV ko mag ride” is being held in cooperation with Petron Corporation.