LEGAZPI CITY, July 11 – United States Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg will be visiting the province of Albay on July 14, 2014.
In an advisory by the US Embassy in Manila, the Ambassador will be opening the first Special Olympics for persons with intellectual disabilities in Bicol hosted by the province of Albay at 8:00 in the morning at the Bicol University Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (BU-IPESR) track and field in this city.
Albay governor Joey S. Salceda will be joining him together with BU President Dr. Faye M. Lauraya, Peace Corps Philippine Director Denny Robertson and Special Olympics Philippines director Kaye Samson.
Mayors of various towns in the province and Peace Corps volunteers will also be coming.
United States Peace Corps volunteer Bryna Rabehl earlier said Special Olympics, through work in sports, education and community building, has since been addressing inactiviyt, injustice, intolerance and social isolation by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities.
Such approach, added Rabehl, leads to a more welcoming and inclusive society that helps to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place for one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
In the afternoon, Goldberg will be delivering his remarks for the conclusion of a forum on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
The guests for the said forum include experts from the academe, local government units and non-governmental organizations.
The forum will be at the Conference Room of the Albay Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Training Institute (CCA-DRRMTI).
This forum is part of the Albay Provincial Summit on DRRM which aims to present and update the status of DRR in the province.
The US Embassy advisory further stated that all interested media are welcome to attend citing that the Ambassadorwill be available for a brief media pull-aside interview at 10:15 am behind the BU grandstand. (MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
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In an advisory by the US Embassy in Manila, the Ambassador will be opening the first Special Olympics for persons with intellectual disabilities in Bicol hosted by the province of Albay at 8:00 in the morning at the Bicol University Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (BU-IPESR) track and field in this city.
Albay governor Joey S. Salceda will be joining him together with BU President Dr. Faye M. Lauraya, Peace Corps Philippine Director Denny Robertson and Special Olympics Philippines director Kaye Samson.
Mayors of various towns in the province and Peace Corps volunteers will also be coming.
United States Peace Corps volunteer Bryna Rabehl earlier said Special Olympics, through work in sports, education and community building, has since been addressing inactiviyt, injustice, intolerance and social isolation by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities.
Such approach, added Rabehl, leads to a more welcoming and inclusive society that helps to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place for one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.
In the afternoon, Goldberg will be delivering his remarks for the conclusion of a forum on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
The guests for the said forum include experts from the academe, local government units and non-governmental organizations.
The forum will be at the Conference Room of the Albay Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Management Training Institute (CCA-DRRMTI).
This forum is part of the Albay Provincial Summit on DRRM which aims to present and update the status of DRR in the province.
The US Embassy advisory further stated that all interested media are welcome to attend citing that the Ambassadorwill be available for a brief media pull-aside interview at 10:15 am behind the BU grandstand. (MAL/SAA-PIA5/Albay)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2571405064276#sthash.H8S6vcL5.dpuf
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