Take the case of this NATGEO EARTH DAY RUN recently held in Manila. A participant took a photo of the day’s event, which showed runners throwing what seems to be either plastic or paper cups on the street. I mean, hello?! The activity was supposed to be drawing awareness to the state of the environment but the runners simply toss the cups conveniently as they make their way to the finish line. 

It could be a classic case of jumping on the bandwagon without understanding why they are doing what they are doing or majority of Filipinos simply act on the bases of herd mentalities. Whatever the case, it is obvious that these latte-sipping runners did not use their heads.

Let’s just hope that the next fashionable thing will be for a smart organizer to gather people for a “Fun Clean Up” of the streets day instead of a “Fun Run”. Maybe, just maybe, the whole point of the activity will not be lost in its participants yet again.