WWW to Fight Poverty

INC’s worldwide walk to fight poverty starts; 5 official Guinness attempts announced

  (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty officially started at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 6 as hundreds of thousands of participants walked simultaneously in more than 300 sites across 18 time zones around the world in a historic global charity walk. At the main site in Manila’s scenic Roxas Boulevard, organizers introduced the two official Guinness adjudicators on the stage before the walk started, Adam Brown and Lucia […]

MSMEs in Manila benefit from the economic spur driven by charity walk

Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are thriving from the boost in economic activities in the Manila area driven by the thousands of participants of the Worldwide Walk Fight for Poverty. Joey Garcia, a mentor of Go Negosyo who now runs a chain of restaurants and a hotel. estimates that the entrepreneurs at the event will earn a combined gross income of 20 million using the carts and kiosks bu- […]

Parts of Roxas Boulevard now closed; INC Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty set

(Eagle News) – Parts of Roxas Boulevard, between Buendia and Padre Burgos in Manila, are now temporarily closed, as Iglesia ni Cristo members gear up for their Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty slated on Sunday, May 6. Authorities said the road closure started past 10:00 p.m on Saturday, May 5, and will last until 10 p.m. of May 6. Event organizers are now setting up, along Vicente Sotto Avenue, barricades and tents, where event wristbands […]