4 Iloilo City initiatives finalists in int’l awards
Four best environmental practices of Iloilo have been chosen finalists in the 2010 LivCom Awards to be presented at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 4 to 8, 2010.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said he is elated with the inclusion of the city’s four entries in the Finals of the International Awards for Liveable Communities which recognizes global best practices for management of the local environment.
Mabilog has signified interest to attend the final presentation of entries before the judging panel in Chicago, the City Public Information Office said.
Iloilo City made it to the Category E for communities with a population of over 400,000, along with seven others finalists, including Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Changwon City, South Korea; Changzhou City, China; Curitiba, Brazil; Medellin City, Colombia; Portland Metropolitan Region, USA; and Wuxing, China.
The city’s Iloilo River Development Project is one of the finalists in the Environmentally-Sustainable Projects Award.
Also, three other Iloilo City entries, including the Wastepickers Livelihood Training Program, Community-based Water and Sanitation System, and Community-based Disaster Preparedness Planning are finalists in the Bursary Award that will give the winner a funding of 10,000 pounds.*
