Malacanang urges public to participate in this year’s Earth Hour

by | Mar 24, 2011 | Headlines, National News

MALACANANG encourages the public to participate in this year’s Earth Hour to conserve
energy and asked the people to eventually make it a habit.

“We want to reiterate the call of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
[DENR] to participate on the Earth Hour, Saturday (March 26). So, let us turn off our lights for
an hour and again we are taking it a step farther,” Deputy Presidential Spokesman Abegail
Valte said in a briefing on Tuesday.

Valte said many Filipinos complied in the energy conservation initiative and they want to
make it wider this year asking everyone who will participate to not only turn off their lights but
also to minimize their electrical consumption for that particular hour.

“We hope that it becomes our habit moving forward,” she said.

Earth Hour is a global grass-roots movement encouraging individuals, businesses and
governments around the world to take positive actions for the environment, and celebrating
their commitment to the planet by switching off their lights for one designated hour.

Earth Hour 2011 aims to show the actions that people, businesses and governments world-
wide are taking to reduce their environmental impact.

Organizers are encouraging everyone to join an interconnected global community engaged in
dialogue and resource sharing that generates real solutions to environmental challenges.

Earth Hour 2011 will be held on Saturday, March 26, between 8:30pm and 9:30pm in local
time zone. (PCOO)

Miyerkoles: “reusable bag” Day sa Manila malls, stores

by | Oct 1, 2010 | Headlines, National News

WALA nay libre nga plastic nga bags alang sa mamalitay sa mga dakong tindahan sa Manila matag Miyerkoles, kini samtang gisugdan ang “Reusable Bag Day.”
Ang bag-ong katikaran maoy nagmandu nga hatagan og insentibo kadtong mamalitay nga may bitbit nga kaugalingong bag kasudlan sa pinalit matag Miyerkoles.
Una na nga gilagdaan sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ug sa dagkong shopping malls nga dili na libre ang plastic bags matag Miyerkoles.
Ang insentibo, magdagway og rebates, puntos nga maipon, aktwal nga insentibong cash o bisan unsang paagi nga nag-agi og promosyon sa tindahan.
Gipahimutang ang insetibo aron aghaton ang mga konsumidor sa paggamit og usab og pagbitbit sa ilang mga bags kon mamalit.
Kadtong pakyas sa pagbitbit og re-usable nga bags pabayron sa bags nga gamiton sa tindahan sa pagputol sa kinompra matag Miyerkoles. (PIA)