ANGELES CITY – Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan yesterday led the launching of the Earth Month 2011, stressing that the preservation and sustenance of the environment is one of the advocacies of the city government as stipulated in the Contract with the Angelenos.
“Angeles’ celebration of Earth Month will be our constant reminder that we are all responsible for the preservation and care of the environment,” he said.
“We are committed to supporting various advocacies worldwide that seek to save our planet from further degradation and restore the abundance and purity of nature, which is essential for our collective survival,” Pamintuan added.
The city government, through the City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), joined the rest of the country in celebrating Earth Month 2011 with the theme: “Help save Mother Earth, let’s practice the 3R’s – Re-use, Reduce and Recycle”.
Pamintuan said he is hoping that the present and future generations will benefit from the city from the continuing environmental management endeavors.
He also said that today’s leaders have a moral obligation to elicit the active involvement of the younger generation in environmental initiatives by being staunch advocates themselves.
After all, he said, as a Native American proverb says, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
Carlito Ganzon, CENRO chief, said Angeles City’s Earth Month celebration will include citywide cleaning operations and tree-planting throughout April.
“These activities will assist us in searching for the cleanest and greenest barangay in the city,” Ganzon said.
Ganzon added that a symposium on solid waste management and proper waste segregation will also be held at the city library this month. He also mentioned the unsung heroes – the metro aides of the city – who need to be recognized for their major contribution for sustaining cleanliness in the city.
The CENRO chief also said that his office recently created two anti-littering team tasks to conduct massive information drive on the issues of waste segregation and anti-littering.
“Angeles’ celebration of Earth Month will be our constant reminder that we are all responsible for the preservation and care of the environment,” he said.
“We are committed to supporting various advocacies worldwide that seek to save our planet from further degradation and restore the abundance and purity of nature, which is essential for our collective survival,” Pamintuan added.
The city government, through the City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), joined the rest of the country in celebrating Earth Month 2011 with the theme: “Help save Mother Earth, let’s practice the 3R’s – Re-use, Reduce and Recycle”.
Pamintuan said he is hoping that the present and future generations will benefit from the city from the continuing environmental management endeavors.
He also said that today’s leaders have a moral obligation to elicit the active involvement of the younger generation in environmental initiatives by being staunch advocates themselves.
After all, he said, as a Native American proverb says, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
Carlito Ganzon, CENRO chief, said Angeles City’s Earth Month celebration will include citywide cleaning operations and tree-planting throughout April.
“These activities will assist us in searching for the cleanest and greenest barangay in the city,” Ganzon said.
Ganzon added that a symposium on solid waste management and proper waste segregation will also be held at the city library this month. He also mentioned the unsung heroes – the metro aides of the city – who need to be recognized for their major contribution for sustaining cleanliness in the city.
The CENRO chief also said that his office recently created two anti-littering team tasks to conduct massive information drive on the issues of waste segregation and anti-littering.
