City rescues 'bayawak' on the loose
ANGELES CITY--The city government, through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) helped rescue a “bayawak," or a monitor lizard on September 17 found wandering on the streets of Barangay Capaya.
Gilbert Tayag of Purok 3 Barangay Capaya became concerned after seeing that the lizard was being harassed by a couple of residents in the area.Tayag immediately contacted CENRO through their official Facebook page, to help rescue the reptile.
After a successful rescue and retrieval operation, the members of CENRO then turned over the lizard to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon.
Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. commended Tayag and members of CENRO for their efforts in rescuing the animal.
He also urged other residents to immediately report similar incidents in order to protect these animals, and return them to their natural habitat.
This species is endemic to the Philippines and can be found in various islands including Northern and Central Luzon, Batanes Islands, Lubang Islands, and Babuyan Islands.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO Despite the pandemic, the Department of Trade and Industry Region III (DTI-3) is all set in preparing activities to celebrate the upcoming Consumer Welfare Month.
Themed “Sustainable Consumer is the New Normal," the celebration pushes for a wider advocacy in disseminating appropriate and useful information for consumers and the general public on matters that affect them.
The celebration also aims to foster better dialogue and collaboration between and among consumers, businessmen and the government and other stakeholders.
Among the activities that the DTI provincial and regional offices will have for this year includes the awarding of DTI Certified Establishments or Bagwis Awards to recognize establishments faithfully following consumer laws and supporting consumer rights.
The agency will also hold a series of webinars on consumer related topics such as Suggested Retail Prices (SRP), Consumer Complaints Handling, Data Privacy and Security in Cyberspace and Consumer Redress Mechanisms.
Aside from these, the celebration will also include Animated Short film Competitions for youth participants on consumer related topics.
DTI-3 Regional Director Judith P. Angeles noted that because of the pandemic, physical shooting of actors will be challenging so the DTI decided to have animated films instead.
An “eComics” competition will also be held to harness the creativity and artistry of college student participants who are expected to draw consumer related scenes in ecomics format.
Angeles added that they will still continue to hold Diskwento Caravans in all Central Luzon provinces during the Consumer Month to provide affordable basic needs and prime commodities to buyers.
To foster dialogue and collaboration among consumer welfare stakeholders, DTI-3 is also set to hold a Consumer E-congress to gather these stakeholders online to discuss the “new normal” for consumers.
The Consumer Welfare Month is a yearly celebration held every October based on Presidential Proclamation No. 1098 signed by President Fidel V. Ramos on July 15, 1992.