Stakeholders actively support DENR’s Clean-Up drive

By Gideon C. Corgue

PAGADIAN CITY, January 25 (KBP)— To encourage stakeholders to help the government protect and conserve the environment, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) initiated a region-wide Estero and Coastal Clean Up Drive' on January 25, 2023 .


Ronald Gadot, the in-charge of the office of the executive regional director said that the event is one of the highlights of the observance of Zero Waste Month in January, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 761, dated May 2014 and this also marks the 20th signing of RA 9003 which is the 'Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000".

Bringing their cleaning equipment such as rakes and bags, the members of the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters ng Pilipinas (KBP)-Zamboanga del Sur chapter together with the 1st CavalryTagapanguna Battalion, Armor Division, 1st Field Artillery (Beat Em) Battalion, Philippine Army and other stakeholders participated in the event and cleaned the water passage of the Balangasan river leading to the water source in barangay Sta. Lucia.


Gadot added that the purpose of cleaning and collecting garbage is to eliminate the amount of garbage and toxicity of waste materials that accumulate in the estuaries and coastal areas.

Danilo Pelare, the station manager of DXMB said that he and his staff were motivated to participate in the event because as broadcasters it is their responsibility to protect the environment.

"Cleaning is not only the government's responsibility, but it is all our responsibility. Cleaning the estero and coastal areas will contribute a lot to our Mother Earth," Pelare said.


Estanley Duenas, a broadcaster of RMN DXPR radio station said that in the activities that the government will do to protect the environment, he will not fail to attend.

"I am happy that we, the stakeholders, were able to collect several bags of garbage at the Balangasan bridge," Duenas happily announced.

In a similar event, the 1st Field Artillery (Beat Em) Battalion which was assigned to the coastal barangay of White Beach, also collected 36 bags of garbage that were turned over to the DENR.


This year's theme is "Stepping Up Solid Waste Management through the efficient Extended Producers Responsibility." (GCC/KBP-Zamboanga del Sur)

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