ON December 30, the annual observance of Rizal Day, a large group of cyclists, primarily from Kapatirang Siklistang Pilipino (KSP), will team up once more to promote their third-year campaign, “Iwas paputok,” also known as Bisikleta ni Pepe.

They will also provide food and toys to young people in marginalized communities in Marikina City.

Event host the Marikina Siklistang Pilipino team leader Jun Aquino said the meeting point for the participating cyclists will be at the parking area in the back of Marikina City, which will start at 6:30 am on Monday.

Expected to join are the chapter members of Manila Siklista Pilipino, Mandaluyong SP, Kabitenyo SP, San Juan SP, Taguig-Pateros SP, Valenzuela SP, Rizal SP, SP Pasiguenyo and SP Tropang -Itik will participate in the event, informed Zosimo Forte, one of the founder of KSP and organizer of Bikers for Leni.

He said, they also invited other groups and individual cyclists that usually joined in the Bikers for Leni campaign initiative during the presidential bid of former Vice President Maria Leonora Gerona Robredo in the last 2022 presidential election.

Last year, up to 150 cyclists who were KSP Inter chapter members and guest bikers converged in Plaza Roma, Intramuros in Manila.

They joined Bisikleta ni Pepe campaign “Iwas Paputok” and pedalled at Happy Land and distribute chocolates, candies, biscuits and ‘torotot’ trumpet to the children at Barangay 105 better known as Happy Land in Tondo.

The KSP members are mostly remnants of Bikers for Leni who are composed of bike enthusiasts, retired employees, students, engineers, service crew, teacher, businessman and community youth. The groups pillar of advocacy are bike tourism, bike to work, bike to fitness, climate action, safety and welfare, and emergency response.

Recalling the last election, former VP Robredo admitted to the cyclist that one of the factors that motivated her to run for president was her admiration for the establishment and initiative of Bikers for Leni.

She observed the large number of cyclists taking part in every place in Metro Manila, Laguna, Rizal, Bataan, Bicol area, and Iloilo.

About 2,000 bikers participated in its previous Metro Manila leg (June 2023) calling for the Real Solutions Climate Crisis.