World Joins Isang Araw Lang’s Unity Run
Roughly 209,000 in the Philippines and thousands more abroad joined the Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run of Kuya Daniel Razon and UNTV, surpassing the Guinness World record of 116,086 participants of the Run for Pasig River on October 10, 2010.
Let’s take a peek at some mementos taken during the historic event:
Around 209,000 ran for Kahit Isang Lang Unity Run for Education, surpassing the Guinness World record of 116,086 participants posted in the Run for Pasig River on Oct. 10, 2010. (Photo Credit: Ma Francis)
Papua New Guinea joined the fun run for education project of Kuya Daniel Razon and UNTV. (Photo Credit: Benedict Abulencia)
Who says it's winter? At Kissena Park in New York, a number of people joined the Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run. (Photo Credit: Pauline Arellano)
From South America, Bro. Eli Soriano of Members Church of God International (MCGI) ran for support of the project. One of the key partners of UNTV, MCGI is behind the station's public services.
At 4:30 a.m. at SM Mall of Asia, 10K runners took their first few sprints to the finish line. (Photo Credit: Lon Antonio)
Singapore joined the Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run. (Photo Credit: Lon Antonio)
A Kenyan national raced the Panaad Park and Stadium track in Bacolod City. He emerged as first place winner in the 10K event category. (Photo Credit: Cris Sonza)
In Bacolod City, the Philippine National Police Regional Training School 6, the PNP Regional Mobile Group, the PNP Aviation Security Group of the New Bacolod-Silay International Airport Police Station, and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) united for a day of fun run for education. (Photo Credit: Cris Sonza)
Los Angeles, California also took part in the unity run to help the modernization project of at least 150 public schools in the Philippines. (Photo Credit: Beth Nebrida Vazquez)
Kuya Daniel Razon welcomed and thanked participants for their support. Roughly 209,000 joined the Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run, setting a world record with the most number of participants. (Photo Credit: Ma Francis)
One of the seven key cities, Butuan simultaneously started its 10K event category at 4:30 a.m. (Photo Credit: Erwin Mascarinas)
Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro, PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome, celebrity Kier Legaspi, and hundreds of thousands participants joined Kuya Daniel Razon in a ceremonial run at SM Mall of Asia grounds. (Photo Credit: Ronie Javier)
Gathered at Cebu Business Park- Ayala Road, Cebu City joined Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run. (Photo Credit: July Okies)
In Cebu City, even non-Filipinos supported the cause for better Philippine education. (Photo Credit: July Okies)
In Davao City, thousands of participants readied for their event category. (Photo Credit: Archellis Valiente)
Professional and amateur runners sprinted the grounds of SM Davao. (Photo Credit: Archellis Valiente)
Fans of Kuya Daniel Razon joined his fun run for the Adopt-a-School program of the Department of Education. (Photo Credit: Rogz Necesito Jr.)
At an old age, Menie raced the snowy Kissena Park in New York in support of the unity run. (Photo Credit: Pauline Arellano)
Thousands of supporters also gathered in Tacloban City. (Photo Credit: Janry Inot)
Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run for education set World Record with 209,000 participants. (Photo Credit: Ma Francis)
Famous personalities from media, politics, showbiz and the private sector will unite on January 22, 2012 to support Kuya Daniel Razon‘s Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run, a nationwide simultaneous run for the benefit of Department of Education’s (DepEd) Adopt-a-School program.
Public Servant Support
Kahit Isang Araw Lang already transformed from being an open invitation to do good to others and a catchphrase for Mr. Public Service’s diverse initiatives to being a guiding principle that moves and inspires celebrities-cum-public servants and fellow Unity Run partners Daisy Reyes of Pateros, Monsour Del Rosario of Makati City, and Quezon City’s Gary Estrada.
Pateros Mayor Joey Medina and Taytay, Rizal Mayor George Gacula urged the public’s participation for the run as it will help build computer classrooms for public schools all over the Philippines.
Nationwide support
Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run has been positively received not only in Metro Manila, where the bulk of the expected 200,000 runners will be converging, but also in key locations in Bacolod, Butuan, Cebu, Davao, Palawan, and Tacloban, where local government officials and private organizations strongly back the event. Here are the video links that show their statements of support:
Practice for a Better Marathon Experience
I’m not a marathoner or a runner in any case. I’m just a plain 27-year old yuppie who believes in an advocacy to provide quality education for our impoverished youth. Before, I was a working student to make ends meet and it was never easy. That’s why I have every reason to support an advocacy for good education, especially for those who cannot afford it.When I first heard of Mr. Public Service Kuya Daniel Razon’s goal which is to provide 150-160 computer classrooms for different public schools in the Philippines, I just knew I had to take action and join this marathon called Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run.
Our public schools may have quality teachers that provide good education; however, we’re already in a time of globalization that is fuelled by computer literacy. The Filipino public schools lack a lot in this facet of the education system and it’s about time someone stood up and execute to fill in the need—even by means of a marathon.
I’m all fired up to be there and witness another history unfold this coming January 22, 2012 at “Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run”. I’m all for it and I’m thinking of ways on how to be prepared for this upcoming marathon. However, I’m not really a running enthusiast or a sports fanatic in any way. All I know is that I will join this marathon because I want to run for a good cause. My heart is prepared, but what about my body? How can I endure a marathon?
Endurance means the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity. Running or marathon is an endurance sport that takes a lot of focus, stamina, and agility. One of the key elements for a physical activity like marathon is consistency because while you pound your way to the finish line, a lot a physical as well as psychological stress becomes distracting.
While we know that consistency is the secret to overcome physical and mental stress in a marathon or any kind of endurance sport, no one can achieve consistency without the first step which is practice. Expert marathoners say that practicing for three hours or more every day for several weeks before the marathon is a good way to start.
Even Mr. Public Service @DanielRazon once tweeted: “Well-doing should not be seasonal nor occasional. If we practice, it becomes habitual. In good things, our memory must not be ephemeral.”
Constant practice becomes habitual, and once it’s habitual, it no longer seems like a difficult task. Even with that simple tweet from Kuya Daniel Razon, it teaches a lesson that in any aspect of life—may it be a physical activity like joining a marathon, or by simply trying to get by any daily work; practice indeed makes perfect. So get your running shoes and start practicing for the biggest marathon event yet to happen in 2012: “Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run”! [Contributed by Stacey Tee]
Twitter now accepts nominations for its 4th Annual Shorty Awards and we are nominating our Kuya Daniel Razon for the “Hero of the Year in Social Media” category. To all the fans of Kuya Daniel, let’s tweet our support by following the nomination guidelines below.
- Go to www.shortyawards.com/DANIELRAZON
- On the page, locate the Shorty voting box where you will be prompted to cast your nomination.
- For the box “I nominate [TwitterUser],” type DanielRazon (continuous, without space). On the second box “for a Shorty Award in,” click the drop-down arrow and click Hero. These keywords will automatically appear in the text box where you will type your most unique reason for nominating.
- Complete the text, stating your reason why you are nominating the person you named. Make sure that the reason you are going to write has a direct bearing on and is relevant to the category which you have identified the person to be enlisted. Just like in Twitter, make sure also that your entry does not exceed 140 characters (please be guided with the counter on the upper right hand corner of the voting box.)Examples:
I nominate @DanielRazon for a Shorty Award in #hero because he upholds social good & welfare with his public services .
I nominate @DanielRazon for a Shorty Award in #hero because he spearheaded many public services in the Philippines.
I nominate @DanielRazon for a Shorty Award in #hero because he’s doing what our government should be doing!
I nominate @DanielRazon for a Shorty Award in #hero because he’s totally a good role model to everyone like me.
- When you are done, click the button “Tweet your vote!”
- Your vote shall appear in your Twitter page as long as you allow the application to reach your Twitter. Shorty Awards will flash a page where the system will require you to type your Twitter username and password. Then click Sign In.
- Shorty will tell you that your vote has been placed.
Remember: Shorty Awards will only consider one vote from you. You may enter as many nominations, but the system will consider the last which you have placed. So make sure your reason for voting is unique, intelligent, and relevant.
Also, this will only work if you have an ACTIVE TWITTER ACCOUNT. If you don’t have one, create one now and make it active by tweeting daily for two straight weeks. Shorty can detect if the account you have created is solely purposed for voting. Votes from such accounts will not be counted.
Nominate now!
Eyeing to revive the glory of traditional radio, UNTV-BMPI Chairman and CEO Daniel Razon will launch UNTV Radio La Verdad (1350 khz), Tapat at Totoo sa Serbisyo Publiko, on January 16, 2012.
Besides real-time news coverage and much challenging tasks for radio broadcasters – as most broadcasts are ad-libs, Kuya Daniel pointed out that radio can provide more leeway for listeners to imagine a scene while listening to their radio sets.
But the broadcast journalist admitted in an interview with Yahoo Philippines reporter that the idea of of bringing back radio’s old glory is not easy.
Amidst criticisms that the plan is implausible and unlikely, Kuya Daniel has started putting up 20 of the 60 relay stations in various Philippine regions. [By Neil Kristofer Dizon]
Contributed Photo: originally posted in Yahoo! News Philippines
Yahoo! News Philippines - Remember the days when you woke up to the sound of the radio playing your grandparents’ favorite songs or checking the morning news with your parents?
That was before TV took over households by storm and became the medium of the moment.
Veteran broadcaster Daniel Razon has good news for those who miss the good old days. The chair/ CEO of Breakthrough and Milestones Productions Inc., which manages UNTV 37, is formally launching Unradio La Verdad 1350, Tapat at Totoo, UNTV’s radio arm Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.
His mission: “to bring back the glory of radio.”
Kuya Daniel, as he is fondly called, knows he is going against the tide in this age of TV mania. He is shunning the teleradyo kind of programming. La Verdad will be pure audio, no video.
Announcers and anchors will again be heard, not seen. Their looks will be a mystery listeners would like to unravel. Teenagers will again dream of meeting their favorite deejay face to face. Reports will again spark a thousand and one images in the listeners’ minds.
That’s why Razon is thinking big. For starters, he has put up 20 relay stations nationwide. He is eyeing 60 more.
No to teleradyo
Why is Razon ignoring the teleradyo bandwagon? [Read More...]
On its 8th year, ENPRESS named Kuya Daniel the first-ever Outstanding Male News Presenter for his reporting in Ito ang Balita (This is News), the early evening newscast of UNTV. He outstood other veteran broadcasters from major Philippine television networks nominated for the same category such as Ted Failon, Noli de Castro, and Julius Babao of ABS-CBN, Mike Enriquez and Arnold Clavio of GMA-7, and Paolo Bediones of TV5.
The awards night was held on November 29 at the Teatrino at the Promenade in Greenhills, San Juan City. ENPRESS gave out at least 50 awards for both news and entertainment shows and personalities.
Kuya Daniel also received nominations for Outstanding Public Affairs Program Host and Outstanding Celebrity Talk Program Host. UNTV’s Sports 37 and KNC Show were nominated for Outstanding Educational Program, Ito ang Balita for Outstanding News Program, and its documentary, Climate Change: Ang mga Dapat Malaman ni Juan (Climate Change: Things John Ought to Know), for Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program.
Last year, Kuya Daniel also won as Best Male Newscaster in the 24th Star Awards for Television of the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC). Besides his media excellence awards, Kuya Daniel is also known for his news advocacy Tulong Muna Bago Balita (Rescue First Before Reporting) that also reaps public service accolades.
Among the nominees are:
- Daniel Razon (Get It Straight with Daniel Razon) for Outstanding Public Affairs Program Host
- Daniel Razon (Get It Straight with Daniel Razon) for Outstanding Celebrity Talk Program Host
- Ito ang Balita for Outstanding News Program
- Daniel Razon, Ito ang Balita for Outstanding Male News Presenter
- Sports 37 and KNC Show for Outstanding Educational Program
- Climate Change: Ang mga Dapat Malaman ni Juan for Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program
The ENPRESS, Inc. started giving honors to entertainment TV shows only in 2004 but decided a few years later to include recognition for news programs and presenters.
This year’s awards night is set today, November 29, 7pm at Teatrino in Greenhills, San Juan City.
Turning 28 Years in Public Service, Daniel Razon Celebrates with “Story of my Life” Benefit Concert
Kuya Daniel Razon has done at least five public musical performances geared for philanthropic advocacies – free clinics, free rides, free private education, among many others. With more and more people lining up every day for social, health care, and educational assistance, he knows well that his music can give more than just entertainment.
So for his 28th year celebration of continued service to people, Mr. Public Service returns on stage for a night of entertainment and charity. Dubbed “Story of my Life,” the concert is inspired by the broadcast journalist’s own life story reflected through his originally-composed song of the same title. The event night concurrent to the “Story of my Life” album launch is set on November 28, 2011, 7pm at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.
Both the concert and album launch will help finance the daily charity works that Mr. Razon had conceptualized and launched on UNTV.
“What we always have in mind is what we can do to help our fellowmen. The continued projects and charity works that we carry out, those are what we always want to continue,” Razon told reporters during the initial production of the concert’s carrier album. [Read more at Danielrazon.com]
Where success and achievements, good works, and genuine service goals are counted in honoring service honorees, two award-giving bodies recently find Daniel Razon and his advocacy among their perfect candidates?
In two separate awards nights held recently, UNTV-BMPI Chairman and CEO Daniel Razon received a Vocational Service Award while UNTV’s anti-smoking campaign won as Best Television Public Service Announcement.
Daniel Razon is Rotary International's Vocational Service Awardee
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