Environment Summit slated on Nov. 22

KORONADAL CITY — Solid Waste Management – Technical Working Group (SWM-TWG) Core Group Members decided to conduct an Environment Summit cum Ecology Day on November 22 during a Convenors Meeting and Planning Workshop held on October 10 here.

Spearheaded by Provincial Environment Management Officer Siegfred Flaviano, the lined up activities approved by the SWM-TWG include weekly bikefest, tree-planting and smoke emission testing starting in November and symposium and recycomposition contest during the whole day summit.

The bikefest, tree-planting and smoke emission testing are a collaboration among the Provincial League of Local Environment and Natural Resources Officers (PLlenro) – South Cotabato and South Cotabato Airshed Governing Board (SCAGB) plus other sectors.

The topics and discussant of the symposium, on the other hand, are “Decreasing Plastic Waste through Plastic Bottle Classroom – Palkan National High School and Batang Bantoxics – T’boli National High School. The launching of Green-Silient Schools by RD Foundation and the presentation of Bio-Tech Farms, Inc. of their Fiber Tray Project likewise will also include as part of symposium.

With the success of the recy-composition last year, the contest is still open to high school students this year who have talents in “jingle” singing, in which winning pieces will eventually be used in their EcoCaravan Information Drive Campaign of Pemo by 2019, according to Pemo.

Flaviano added that this is also an opportune time for them to recognize partners of their different programs through a recognition ceremony, after which, the awarding of the 2017 Search for Model Schools in Solid Waste Management will follow as the highlight of the summit.

Different committees were formed during the meeting such as Program and Invitation, Promotion and Documentation, Food and Transportation, Ways and Means and Oversight with members coming from the SWM-TWG members. FRUTO SUMAGAYSAY, JR/SCPGIO