by Ruel B. Francisco March 9, 2021 The Cavite Provincial Environment and Natural R...
March 9, 2021
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| The Cavite Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in cooperation with the local government of Ternate. (Photo from Cavite PIO) |
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite - The Cavite Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) in cooperation with the local government of Ternate organized a clean-up activity along the roadside of Mounts Palay-Palay-Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape on March 3, 2021.
The activity was held in observance of the World Wildlife Day with this year's theme: "Forest and Livelihood: Sustaining People and Planet" which aimed to clean the road in the protected area, a wildlife habitat, with approximately 5km from Puerto Azul.
PENRO Head Ronita A. Unlayao together with MSD Chief Susan L. del Rosario and TSD Reynaldo A. Belen led the clean up activity.
Unlayao stressed that illegal waste dumping and littering are prohibited under RA 9003, also known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 2020."
"We need to continuously educate the public to avoid littering especially when entering a biodiversity-rich area and to always practice waste segregation where we are," Unlayao said.
Coinciding with PENRO's National Women's Month celebration with this year's theme, "Women Can Make Change Amidst Climate Crisis and CoViD-19," all women employees of the office participated in the clean-up activity, all dressed in purple shirt to honor the extraordinary role of women in society as leaders and forerunners of change.
About 69 sacks of non-biodegradable wastes composed of PET bottles, plastic wrappers, and facemasks were collected during the clean-up that were hauled by the Ternate Municipal Garbage Collector. (Ruel Francisco with reports from Dennis Abrina)
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