Cebu Pink Paddlers Dragonboat Team

Behind every survivor is a story that deserves more than a ribbon or a single month of recognition. This June, let us sit together and talk about the victories, fears, changes, and unexpected chapters that come after cancer. Join Cebu Pink Paddlers for another Coffee and Conversations session, where sharing is welcome but never required. Sometimes, simply being in the right room can make the road feel lighter.

See poster below for more details. ⬇️☕️

Today, our paddles pause and our prayers rise for Mindanao. To every life shaken and every fellow paddler affected, may you be surrounded by protection, strength, and unwavering support. 🩷🙏🏽

Rest week is over. The paddles are back in, the calls are back loud, and the boat is back to demanding everything from us. Our previous race gave us lessons, but we are not staying there. We are taking what we learned and sharpening it for the next fight. New race ahead, same crew, heavier fire.

Nine of our breast cancer survivor paddlers brought their courage, strength, and paddling spirit to the Heights of Healing Program’s First Philippine Cancer Survivor SUP Paddling Event at the Olango Bird Sanctuary. 🌊🩷

Under the theme “We Can: Empowering Through Adventure,” they joined fellow cancer survivors in experiencing a different kind of paddle, one that challenged their balance, built confidence, and opened another space for healing and personal growth.

As we celebrate National Cancer Survivors Month, we honor our paddlers and every survivor who continues to move forward beyond diagnosis and treatment. Their strength is not defined by one boat, one course, or one challenge. It is seen in their willingness to keep showing up, trying something new, and embracing life with courage.

Thank you to the Heights of Healing Program, its volunteers, partner organizations, sponsors, and facilitators for creating this meaningful experience for the cancer survivor community.

Our paddlers continue to prove that survivorship is not only about overcoming. It is about rediscovering what is still possible. We can, and we will. 💪🏼🌸

Your next staycation could help move a bigger mission forward. 🩷🚣‍♀️

Cebu Pink Paddlers is bringing back our 2026 Staycation Raffle, a fundraiser created to support our breast cancer advocacy programs, dragon boat race programs, race expenses, and our continued efforts to serve more cancer warriors and communities.

For only ₱100 per ticket, you get a chance to win hotel and resort stays, cash prizes, dinner vouchers, dive certificates, and more. At the same time, you help us keep our programs moving, from our advocacy work to the races where we continue to show that life after breast cancer can still be strong, active, and full of purpose.

How to join:
Buy a raffle ticket from any Cebu Pink Paddlers member. Each ticket is only ₱100, and every entry brings you closer to a possible staycation while helping a cause that truly matters.

Draw date:
📅 Sunday, July 26, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Virtual draw to be featured on our official Facebook/Instagram accounts

For the winners:
Winners will be notified through the contact number provided on the ticket stub. Prizes are non-transferable and not convertible to cash, except for the official cash prizes included in the raffle.

Support local tourism. Support our paddlers. Support breast cancer advocacy.
Buy a ticket, share the raffle, and help us paddle this mission forward. 💗

Message us or approach any Cebu Pink Paddlers member to get your tickets.

“Racing for hope” could not have captured us better. 🩷

Thank you, Dumaguete MetroPost, for featuring Cebu Pink Paddlers during our Dumaguete race journey. We came to compete, but more than that, we came to carry our advocacy further, proving that strength after cancer is not just possible, it is powerful. This feature is another paddle stroke toward the message we will always fight to share.

You can read the article in their official website:
https://metropost-online.com

You can also download the PDF version by clicking this link:https://metropost-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MAY-24.pdf

What started in Cebu has now reached Dumaguete.

From our first rounds in Cebu to this meaningful stop at Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH), our team continues to carry the same purpose: to reach fellow cancer warriors where they are and remind them that a community is rooting for them. With 50 snack packs prepared for chemotherapy recipients, this small act of care now becomes part of a bigger journey.

Thank you to the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation, Inc. and CFB - Cleveland Filipino Basketball for standing with us in this advocacy. We are also grateful to Ms. Felicidad Gonzalez, Dr. Marc Angelo Llosa, Chief Nurse Grace Baring, and Dr. Joel Borromeo II for opening the doors and helping us bring Pink Bites for the Brave to NOPH. Special thanks also to Mr. Ven Tabunda of Claytown Pension House for supporting our accommodation.

For us, dragon boat is not just about the race. It is also about using our strength to show up for more people, in more places.

Thank you, ICanServe Foundation, Inc Cebu Link! Let us continue to inspire and bring hope 🩷