ABALOS LEADS CLEAN-UP DRIVE IN KAWIT, CAVITE

DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos on Saturday led the thousands of volunteers in  a clean-up drive in Binakayan, Kawit, Cavite.

The clean-up initiative in Bgy. Sama-Marquez, Binakayan was dubbed “Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan.”

Director Ariel Iglesia, CESO III, DILG IV-A, and local officials of Kawit headed by Mayor Angelo Emilio G. Aguinaldo, volunteers, and other stakeholders joined the Secretary in cleaning the esteros.

Abalos urged every member of the community to be a partner of the government in cleaning the environment.

He also encouraged the local government units to invest in programs, projects, and activities related to solid waste management and other ecological tactics.

Under the KALINISAN program, the DILG will implement the Barangay at Kalinisan Day (BARKADA).

In partnership with the private sector, youth volunteers in every barangay every week will join hands in cleaning their respective houses and promote “segregation-at-source policies.”

“Sa pag-ikot po namin dito sa Bgy. Samala-Marquez eh malinis na ang paligid, we encouraged each and every Filipino na gawin na itong kaugalian na maging malinis, mula sa bahay at sa buong kumunidad at i-practice ang waste segregation mula wet waste, recylcables, biodegradable and non-biodegradable, ang target natin na zero waste sa bansa.” Abalos said.

Among those who participated in the clean-up drive were 22 other barangays of Kawit, teachers, students, members of the PNP, DILG, BJMP, BFP-Cavite and other non-governmental organizations