Team Kanlaon wins P1M in DBP Ready, Set, RORO! 2008

Ten teams. Eight destinations. One million pesos.

Finally, after six days of challenges and nonstop travel on land and sea that ran from November 7 to 12, 2008, Team Kanlaon, composed of celebrity Zaira dela Peña and twins Jojo and Jedtz Tan, dominated the action-packed ”Ready, Set, RORO! DBP Interisland Race-Year 3 to win the grand prize of P1 million.

Team Kanlaon w/ DBP Chairman Patricia Sto. Tomas & President
Reynaldo David

Team Narra, composed of GMA artist Ryza Cenon, Williamson Nocom and Super Perez, clinched the second place with P500,000 in cash prize, while Team Mayon, with GMA talent Rainier Castillo, and newlyweds Jenny and Nitoi Villaflor, occupied the third slot for a P300,000 win. Team Sikatuna with Viva Hot Babe Jen Rosendahl, Ian Caingat and Rasm Mendez came in 4th place with a P150,000 prize.

Straight from Lucena, Quezon, Teams Sikatuna, Kanlaon, Narra and Mayon reached the DBP Head Office building in Makati City to undergo one final challenge: a three-part relay game. The first team member was tasked to match a product under the One Town One Product (OTOP) program with its corresponding province. After completing this task, all three players ran up the stairs to rappel down the DBP building before sprinting to the finish line where they were welcomed by DBP Board of Directors lead by chairman Patricia A. Sto. Tomas and president & chief executive officer Reynaldo G. David.

The competition kicked off in Tagbilaran City, Bohol where Team Sikatuna launched a full-court press that proved overwhelming for their opponents. In a challenge aboard the Lite Shipping RORO Ferry in Tubigon, Bohol, Team Narra clocked in first. The action continued in Cebu City where Team Apo composed of schoolmates Cams Lozano and Kynz Flores with PBB Season 2 grand winner Beatriz Saw, rallied to the finish. The group scored their second victory during another challenge in Tacloban, Leyte.

Aboard the Super Shuttle Ferry from Bogo, Cebu to Palompon, Leyte, the teams engaged in a clock-stopper challenge that saw Team Lapu-Lapu with long-time gal pals Edz Saguin and Toni Cañeda and ABS-CBN talent Ketchup Eusebio emerging on top.

In Masbate City, Team Agila with Ateneo Blue Eagle Jai Reyes and dating couple Derek Grey and Peaches de Guzman claimed their first win. Team Sikatuna re-affirmed its resolve to win at the CamSur Watersports Complex In Pili, Camarines Sur, as it once again finished on top of the league, back to back with a win in the Lucena leg of the competition.

The “Ready, Set, RORO!” DBP Interisland Race is an annual event mounted by DBP to promote awareness about the RORO routes as part of continuing efforts to promote te country’s logistics and infrastructure network under the Sustainable Logistics Development Program (SLDP).

Under the SLDP, the Bank has aggressively promoted investments in projects that support the efficient movement of basic commodities across the islands, including vessel acquisition/ upgrading, and multi-purpose port construction. The race also recognizes the important contribution of the Road Roll-on, Roll-off (RORO) Terminal System (RRTS) in facilitating faster, cheaper, and the efficient transport of goods and people.

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