SANTA ROSA CITY – The Local Government kicks off its Earth Week celebrations by citing the efforts of its long-time partner, Toyota Auto Parts (TAP), in implementing the Ecological Solid Waste Management (SWM) Act in schools.
Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno handed TAP President Yasuro Takeuchi a plaque of recognition during City Hall's flag raising ceremonies today.
A year ago, TAP launched a school-based SWM program for select high schools which had the aim of supporting SWM initiatives until it develops into a level of sustainability.
Two school-recipients from Santa Ros
a, St. Peter the Apostle Academy and Canossa School ranked third and first, respectively, among TAP's adapted schools. Lumil National High School from Silang, Cavite meanwhile won second rank. Yasuro also announced that in the spirit of corporate social responsibility TAP targets to adopt 15 Santa Rosa schools this year, which shall reach 64 schools in three years time.
The Santa Rosa City Government under Arcillas-Nazareno has been involved on a number of pilot environmental management programs. Recently, Santa Rosa launched the first ecological sanitation toilet in the region, done in partnership with the local government of Enkoping Kommun in Sweden. It is also among the four selected cities chosen as members of the Philippine Sanitation Alliance, a partnership between local government units, private sector companies and non-government organizations that aims to provide 900,000 Filipinos with access to sanitation services to lessen public health risks. The city is also a recipient of the Carbonshed Project under the World Bank that employs composting technology to reduce carbon emissions from household wastes.
Arcillas-Nazareno affirmed her administration's commitment to sustainable environmental management. "Santa Rosa faces the challenge of balancing its rapid economic development and population boom against environmental degradation. Taking care of the environment is not anymore an option, its now an imperative for survival. And for as long as I am mayor, Santa Rosa shall be active in this imperative," she said. (AYA JALLORINA/LAWRENCE RAMOS City Information Office)
Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno handed TAP President Yasuro Takeuchi a plaque of recognition during City Hall's flag raising ceremonies today.
A year ago, TAP launched a school-based SWM program for select high schools which had the aim of supporting SWM initiatives until it develops into a level of sustainability.
Two school-recipients from Santa Ros
a, St. Peter the Apostle Academy and Canossa School ranked third and first, respectively, among TAP's adapted schools. Lumil National High School from Silang, Cavite meanwhile won second rank. Yasuro also announced that in the spirit of corporate social responsibility TAP targets to adopt 15 Santa Rosa schools this year, which shall reach 64 schools in three years time.The Santa Rosa City Government under Arcillas-Nazareno has been involved on a number of pilot environmental management programs. Recently, Santa Rosa launched the first ecological sanitation toilet in the region, done in partnership with the local government of Enkoping Kommun in Sweden. It is also among the four selected cities chosen as members of the Philippine Sanitation Alliance, a partnership between local government units, private sector companies and non-government organizations that aims to provide 900,000 Filipinos with access to sanitation services to lessen public health risks. The city is also a recipient of the Carbonshed Project under the World Bank that employs composting technology to reduce carbon emissions from household wastes.
Arcillas-Nazareno affirmed her administration's commitment to sustainable environmental management. "Santa Rosa faces the challenge of balancing its rapid economic development and population boom against environmental degradation. Taking care of the environment is not anymore an option, its now an imperative for survival. And for as long as I am mayor, Santa Rosa shall be active in this imperative," she said. (AYA JALLORINA/LAWRENCE RAMOS City Information Office)
Photo Caption: Mayor Arlene Arcillas-Nazareno poses to congratulate Toyota Auto Parts President Yasuro Takeuchi upon receiving a plaque of recognition from the Santa Rosa City Government for his company's consistent support for sustainable environmental practices in the city.
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