By Francis Neil G. Jalando-on

CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera and CPU officials posed with CPU bikers and other bikers from HEIs in Iloilo City.

The Commission of Higher Education (CHED) launched their program of “Padyak para sa Ikaayong Lawas kag Libre nga Edukasyon” by having a bike ride around Iloilo City on November 25, 2021.

More than 20 bikers from Central Philippine University joined CHED Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera biking from one university into another. The bikers from CPU, Iloilo Science and Technology University and John B. Lacson University first went into the Iloilo Pier to welcome the CHED delegation coming from Bacolod City.

A short program at the West Visayas State University kicked start the bike ride. Chairman de Vera advocated the use of the bike as a means of transportation and exercise.

After the brief launching, Chairman de Vera and CHED officials led the way and were followed by more than 100 bikers from CPU, ISAT-U, WVSU, USA, UP Visayas, and JBLU. The group went first to the University of San Agustin, then University of the Philippines Visayas, John B. Lacson University and then to Central Philippine University. The bikers used the bike lane in which Iloilo City is famous of.

At CPU, Chairman de Vera was met by CPU President Dr. Teodoro C. Robles and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Irving Domingo Rio.

The bikers ended their ride at ISAT-U.