The Provincial Government of Zambales is getting ready for the summer season with the first Zamba Multi-sports Festival on March 18-20, in the town of Candelaria, Zambales.
"We want the people to see how beautiful Zambales is," said Governor Hermogenes Ebdanue during a press conference at the Dawal Beach Resort in the same town. "We have powdery sands and azure waters and we have probably the cleanest shoreline today."
Zambales waters have powdery magnetite sand and very few rocks or sandy beaches.
The sports festival will include competitions in cycling, open water swim, ultimate frisbee, sprint duathlon, and triathlon. There will also be side events like a body tattoo competition, bikini open and beach party.
The events will kick off on March 18 with the Zamba Cycling Challenge, a 120-km road race from Iba Capitol to Sta. Cruz and back. Some 200 riders are expected to join the race, which has two divisions: Open and Executive. Asian Youth Cycling Championships bronze medalist Rustom Lim and national duathlon team mainstay John Chicano are expected to lead the pack.
The next day will include events like the 2-km Open Water Swim; the National Ultimate Black Sands Frisbee Elimination; Sprint Duathlon (5-km run, 30-km bike, 3 km run); and the body tattoo and bikini open events.
Philippine Ultimate Association representative Antonio Vasquez said the Black Sands Frisbee tourney will serve as a pre-qualifying to the Boracay Open, the most prestigious ultimate competition in the country.
The sports fest will culminate on the 20th with the Zamba Black Sand Triathlon at the Dawal Beach Resort. There will be two divisions: an open and age-group competitions that serves as part of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines’ (TRAP) grassroots programs, according to national coach Melvin Fausto. TRAP also hopes to discover talents they can invite to join major tourneys in the future.
You can read the full article on the Philstar website here. Credit goes to Olmin Leyba who wrote it.
I'm excited for this. I do hope that guests, participants and organizes will come to appreciate our little town as much as I do. Also, please don't forget to clean up as you go! :) Good luck to all the participants!
Showing posts with label potipot. Show all posts
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March 2, 2011
March 13, 2010
Through the eyes of another: Potipot
Mark Wiens of Migrationology.com writes about his first night in the Philippines.
What a welcome, eh?
Read more about his stay in Potipot Island, as well as his other adventures, in his blog at Migrationology.
My first night in the Philippines was spent on the tiny island. There was no electricity or development on the island and one could circumference the island in a matter of minutes. The water was wonderful, the air was clean, the sunset was beautiful, and all was calm and quiet.
What a welcome, eh?
Read more about his stay in Potipot Island, as well as his other adventures, in his blog at Migrationology.
February 11, 2008
Discovering Putipot by Rheyda Hinlo and Medel Silvosa
Discovering Putipot
By Rheyda Hinlo and Medel Silvosa
Pinoycentric.com
Our quest for Putipot began when we started looking for a beach that was nice enough and near enough Manila for a weekend getaway. We also wanted it to fit our budget of P2,000 per person for the whole weekend and preferably somewhere we haven’t been to before. We were not just looking for any beach: we wanted one that was clean and uncluttered, preferably with white sand and clear water so we can check out the marine life.
We veered off from the usual choices such as Puerto Galera and the beaches of Batangas because we’ve been there a number of times. Pagudpud in Ilocos was far and the fare to and from Manila would already cost a sizeable portion of our budget.
Fortunately, a friend of ours suggested we go to an island off the coast of Zambales called Putipot. He asked, “Do you watch the local version of Marimar? Well, even if you don’t watch it, they shot the beach scenes in Putipot.” That got me curious. Well, if the TV crew thought it was a good place to shoot the teledrama, it was probably worth a weekend to check it out.
Google the words “Putipot + island + Zambales” and you get at least 442 hits. The Website ClicktheCity tells you all you need to know on how to get to the island. It’s good to read all the comments as it gives you the best tips on what route to take, what to bring, and how much things cost.
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July 16, 2007
my Potipot experience
A small island located off the coast of Barangay Uacon, Candelaria, Zambales, Potipot is fast gaining popularity among the beach loving crowd. Back when I was a little girl, we always loved looking at the little white sanded island whenever we're swimming or just hanging out at the beach. Ironically, though I've known the existence of that island for most of my lifetime, it was only in 2005 that I was able to visit the island.
I had invited my friends to spend a few days at home, and with my parents and my sister, we went to Potipot. It was exciting for me, being my first visit. It was like finally meeting someone you admired from afar for so long, haha.
Potipot island is very small. We were able to go around it in 30 to 40 minutes. Some parts of the shore were hard to cross, sometimes climbing over a fallen tree or having to wade out into the water. Still, it's a lovely spot to spend the day in and just get in touch with nature. The water was brilliantly blue, the sand pristine and white. We spent an hour or so just relaxing, chatting with the fishermen who made the island their rest stop.
Please note that there are no structures (except ones that were abandoned) and electricity in the island, so you have to bring your own food, tents if you want to stay overnight, flashlights, etc. Oh, and please bring back to the mainland your trash to be disposed of properly. It would help in keeping the island clean.
I had invited my friends to spend a few days at home, and with my parents and my sister, we went to Potipot. It was exciting for me, being my first visit. It was like finally meeting someone you admired from afar for so long, haha.
Potipot island is very small. We were able to go around it in 30 to 40 minutes. Some parts of the shore were hard to cross, sometimes climbing over a fallen tree or having to wade out into the water. Still, it's a lovely spot to spend the day in and just get in touch with nature. The water was brilliantly blue, the sand pristine and white. We spent an hour or so just relaxing, chatting with the fishermen who made the island their rest stop.
Please note that there are no structures (except ones that were abandoned) and electricity in the island, so you have to bring your own food, tents if you want to stay overnight, flashlights, etc. Oh, and please bring back to the mainland your trash to be disposed of properly. It would help in keeping the island clean.
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