The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) is inviting locals to take part in this year’s Provincial Environment Week, which launches on June 19, after a mass at the Negros Occidental Multi-purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC).
Following the mass, the Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod will host Youth Environment Day
Preceding formal events will be the Negros First Envi-race Challenge in Barangay Patag, Silay City, which kicks off today, and the Environment 7-a-side Football Festival in San Carlos City this weekend.
According to PEMO Wilfred Ramon Peñalosa, “Ten people will form a team in the Envi-race and they will have numerous challenges, like organizing a tree-planting activity or coastal clean-up.”
Among the events expected to take place include a tree-growing activity in Guintubdan, La Carlota City on June 21 and a Renewable Energy Forum featuring representatives from the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
PEMO will closing ceremonies with the awarding of the Seal of Good Environmental Governance at the SMX Convention Center./WDJ