SORSOGON CITY, June 2 (PIA) – The provincial government of Sorsogon, through the Provincial Solid Waste Management Board (PSWMB), has reactivated the Search Cleanest, Greenest and DRR-Ready Local GOvernment Units (LGUs) in the province.
According to Engr. Maribeth L. Fruto, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-LGU, the provincial search aims to recognize the performance of LGUs for the protection, conservation and management of the environment as well as ensuring the safety of the communities against calamities and likewise promote people’s participation in all local governance and operations.
The awards program will cover the 14 municipalities and one city in the province of Sorsogon.
“It was formerly called “Gawad Gobernador sa Kapaligiran”, a search for the cleanest and greenest local government units in the province of Sorsogon under the Clean and Green program and now under the Clean and Green/CCA Program – Gawad Gobernador sa Kapaligiran,” Fruto recounted.
She said it started during the incumbency of Pres. Fidel V. Ramos, however, it became inactive during the time of Pres. Joseph Estrada.
“But as part of the over-all attempts to compliment the clean and green program of the government, Sorsogon Governor Raul R. Lee on June 1, 2012 issued Executive Order No. 011 providing for the revival of the Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGUs in the province of Sorsogon and the creation of the composition of the Provincial Search Committee,” Fruto said.
She furthed that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) moved for the inclusion of the disaster risk reduction program to help transform rural and urban areas all over the province not only into clean and green communities but into safer communities in response to the agenda being implemented by the national government under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
The LGUs to be evaluated are categorized as Class A municipality (1st to 3rd class) and Class B municipality (4th to 5th class).
Sorsogon’s 1st class municipalities are Pilar and Bulan; 2nd class – Gubat and Irosin; 3rd class – Magallanes, Castilla, Donsol, and Matnog; 4th class – Casiguran, Bulusan and Juban; 5th class – Sta. Magdalena, Pto. Diaz, and Barcelona.
“Municipalities are to be assessed individually using the assessment form to be provided by the search committee. In case of a tie, the search committee will further validate the results to determine the nominee or awardee,” said Fruto.
Areas to be evaluated under the DRR Readiness Criteria include Leadership structure; Guide to Action to Achieve Readiness; Disaster Preparedness; and Partnership, Volunteerism and Innovation.
While under the Cleanest and Greenest Criteria, for the Municipal/City Level, the areas to be evaluated are the following: (1) Public Market; (2) Public Terminal; (3) Public Plaza and Parks; (4) Showcased Barangay with Functional Segregation at Source and Waste Water Management; Vegetation and Beautification; Support System; Sustainability Mechanism; and Material Recovery Facility; (5) Community Garden; (6) Backyard Garden; (7) Municipal Nursery; (8) Roadside Beautification; (9) Central Material Recovery facility; (10) Support System; and (11) Other Facilities and Establishments present in the community.
Search Committee for Category A is composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Provincial Tourism; Provincial Health Office (PHO); Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO); Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (SPDRMO); Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-LGU; and Provincial General Services Office (PGSO).
While for Category B are Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC), Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and Provincial Engineering Office (PEO).
Series of validation activities is scheduled this month of June, in time with the celebration of the Environment Month, starting on June 3. (MAL/BAR-PIA5/Sorsogon)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=801401673589#sthash.xq1tDjM8.dpuf
According to Engr. Maribeth L. Fruto, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-LGU, the provincial search aims to recognize the performance of LGUs for the protection, conservation and management of the environment as well as ensuring the safety of the communities against calamities and likewise promote people’s participation in all local governance and operations.
The awards program will cover the 14 municipalities and one city in the province of Sorsogon.
“It was formerly called “Gawad Gobernador sa Kapaligiran”, a search for the cleanest and greenest local government units in the province of Sorsogon under the Clean and Green program and now under the Clean and Green/CCA Program – Gawad Gobernador sa Kapaligiran,” Fruto recounted.
She said it started during the incumbency of Pres. Fidel V. Ramos, however, it became inactive during the time of Pres. Joseph Estrada.
“But as part of the over-all attempts to compliment the clean and green program of the government, Sorsogon Governor Raul R. Lee on June 1, 2012 issued Executive Order No. 011 providing for the revival of the Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest LGUs in the province of Sorsogon and the creation of the composition of the Provincial Search Committee,” Fruto said.
She furthed that the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) moved for the inclusion of the disaster risk reduction program to help transform rural and urban areas all over the province not only into clean and green communities but into safer communities in response to the agenda being implemented by the national government under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
The LGUs to be evaluated are categorized as Class A municipality (1st to 3rd class) and Class B municipality (4th to 5th class).
Sorsogon’s 1st class municipalities are Pilar and Bulan; 2nd class – Gubat and Irosin; 3rd class – Magallanes, Castilla, Donsol, and Matnog; 4th class – Casiguran, Bulusan and Juban; 5th class – Sta. Magdalena, Pto. Diaz, and Barcelona.
“Municipalities are to be assessed individually using the assessment form to be provided by the search committee. In case of a tie, the search committee will further validate the results to determine the nominee or awardee,” said Fruto.
Areas to be evaluated under the DRR Readiness Criteria include Leadership structure; Guide to Action to Achieve Readiness; Disaster Preparedness; and Partnership, Volunteerism and Innovation.
While under the Cleanest and Greenest Criteria, for the Municipal/City Level, the areas to be evaluated are the following: (1) Public Market; (2) Public Terminal; (3) Public Plaza and Parks; (4) Showcased Barangay with Functional Segregation at Source and Waste Water Management; Vegetation and Beautification; Support System; Sustainability Mechanism; and Material Recovery Facility; (5) Community Garden; (6) Backyard Garden; (7) Municipal Nursery; (8) Roadside Beautification; (9) Central Material Recovery facility; (10) Support System; and (11) Other Facilities and Establishments present in the community.
Search Committee for Category A is composed of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Provincial Tourism; Provincial Health Office (PHO); Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO); Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (SPDRMO); Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO)-LGU; and Provincial General Services Office (PGSO).
While for Category B are Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC), Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and Provincial Engineering Office (PEO).
Series of validation activities is scheduled this month of June, in time with the celebration of the Environment Month, starting on June 3. (MAL/BAR-PIA5/Sorsogon)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=801401673589#sthash.xq1tDjM8.dpuf
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