City vies for another clean and green regional championship title
The city government is again preparing for this year's Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK) regional clean and green competition.
The regional evaluation team is expected to visit the city either sometime end of October or early November. Pre-evaluation is on-going with the city's task force on clean and green (TFCG) making sure that all criteria for the contest are met.
TFCG chair Marilen Locsin said that she has tapped all members to ensure that their respective areas of responsibility are constantly checked. "We were the regional champion last year, so we have imposed higher standards for ourselves this time to ensure that we make it again," Locsin said.
Among the sites expected to be rated by the regional evaluating team are the public plazas, the different city public markets and public schools, the Calajunan dumpsite, slaughterhouse and the city's seedling nursery. The evaluation will be done through ocular inspections, spot interviews and review of pertinent documents.
Some of the criteria for judging are: absence of eyesores; well-maintained green areas; odor-free and thoroughly clean public markets and food terminals; presence of waste water treatment system and waste segregation station for slaughterhouse; implementation of waste segregation at source; well-maintained public toilets; efficient and effective garbage collection system and support systems provided by the city government on programs and projects on cleanliness, greening, solid waste management, health and sanitation program and the other related efforts.
The GPK-Clean and Green contest is an annual event that is particularly aimed at improving the nation's environment. The activity will enable local government units and their respective constituencies to maintain and sustain the cleanliness of their respective localities.