Iloilo braces for GPK regional search
Iloilo Province, the regional champion for six consecutive years since 2001 to 2006, is once again preparing to vie for the 7th straight win in the Gawad Pangulo Sa Kapaligiran (GPK) Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Province in Region VI this month of October, 2007.
As the regional champion, the Province of Iloiloy ably represented Region VI in the national Gawad Pangulo Sa Kapaligiran in 2003 and 2004 where it was able to garner the 3rd place besting 76 provinces all over the country.
Ms. Marylou B. Sumbing the Provincial Information Officer and Team Leader of the Provincial Assessment Team, attributed the consistent win of the Province to the active participation of the people of Iloilo in the Cleaning and Greening efforts in the countrysides.
At the same time barangay and municipal officials have been actively involved in pursuing efforts towards maintaining a clean and green community with the ultimate goal of preserving and conserving the environment.
Governor Niel D. Tupas, Sr. has made the clean and green program as the centerpiece of his administrative goals and ideals. He has actively supported the clean and green program in the Province by creating the Project Cleaning and Greening Task Force headed by no less than first lady Mrs. Myrna Causing Tupas.
The task force has religiously implemented the Project Cleaning and Greening yearly Search for Excellence in the Clean and Green Program for Municipalities and Rural Barangays in continuance of the Gawad Pangulo Sa Kapaligiran Contest.
He has also given incentives for provincial winners in the GPK contest in the form of cash awards and other non-monetary incentives annually. (MBS / Capitol News)