Pangasinan set to clean waterways
By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 25, 2010
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The provincial government of Pangasinan has intensified its commitment to protect and preserve the environment by launching a series of massive clean-up drives along the rivers of Pangasinan in line with the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month.
During the recent kick-off ceremony at the Capitol Plaza here, Paterno M. Orduna, Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) executive officer, said that pilot areas for the project include the Agno River Tributaries within the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, and the municipalities of Binmaley and Lingayen.
The activity is part of the continuing commitment of Pangasinan Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. to save the environment which has been his advocacy even before he was still a police officer.
Orduna stressed that now is the time for everyone to share in the task of taking care of the environment as he urged everyone to engage in proper practices to thwart the effects of climate change.
Dagupan City Councilor Bryan Lim who represented his father, Mayor Benjie Lim, affirmed that the clean-up drive is vital to keep everyone aware of the effects of calamities and other forms of disasters.
“Let us make sure that the next generation will not look back at us and say that we didn’t do anything. We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we just borrowed it for our children,” he said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268751...lean-waterways
By MAR T. SUPNAD
July 25, 2010
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The provincial government of Pangasinan has intensified its commitment to protect and preserve the environment by launching a series of massive clean-up drives along the rivers of Pangasinan in line with the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month.
During the recent kick-off ceremony at the Capitol Plaza here, Paterno M. Orduna, Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council (PDCC) executive officer, said that pilot areas for the project include the Agno River Tributaries within the cities of Dagupan and San Carlos, and the municipalities of Binmaley and Lingayen.
The activity is part of the continuing commitment of Pangasinan Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr. to save the environment which has been his advocacy even before he was still a police officer.
Orduna stressed that now is the time for everyone to share in the task of taking care of the environment as he urged everyone to engage in proper practices to thwart the effects of climate change.
Dagupan City Councilor Bryan Lim who represented his father, Mayor Benjie Lim, affirmed that the clean-up drive is vital to keep everyone aware of the effects of calamities and other forms of disasters.
“Let us make sure that the next generation will not look back at us and say that we didn’t do anything. We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we just borrowed it for our children,” he said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/268751...lean-waterways
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