Photo Caption: (From left to right) Under Secretary Noel Felongco, Executive Director Eligio Ildifonso, Commisioner Crispian Lao, Dr. Met Palaypay, Under Secretary Sylvia Ordonez, Mr. Diogenes Osabel and Deputy Chairman Frisco San Juan.
Our Environment just got a major boost with a 4-day environmental summit last January 26-29, 2017. Key speakers gave their take on the changes in the environment, best practives and emerging technologies to further educate the public in the importance of Nature.
3rd Eco-Waste Management Summit
Our environment is our concern as whatever happens to it directly affects us in so many ways. We have the ever changing weather conditions. There’s the calamities. We also are dealing with scarcity in some resources and a lot more. It’s good the earth-warriors gather annually for the Eco-Waste Management Summit. This year’s summit was held at Quezon City Memorial Circle from January 26-29, 2017.
Keynote speakers like Senator Cynthia Villar, Under Secretary Sylvia Ordonez, and Director Eli Eldifonso of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-NCR (DENR) give remarkable and inspiring speech during the opening of the Summit with the theme “Engaging Response to the Changing Environment”, that opened last Thursday, January 26, 10 a.m., at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.
The four-day Environment Summit spearheaded by DENR comprise initiatives, best practices, and emerging technologies. Lectures and presentations by experts on varied subjects of interest were also conducted. The Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines and Yes-O Manila showcased their fashionable pieces made from recycled materials.
One of the highlights of the Summit was the “Walkthrough the Environment”, an interactive activity with 10 stations that will make you experience what the environment is going through right now and will help you reflect on what you can do to save Mother Earth.
On the 3rd day of the event, they had an ECO Concert or “Tugtugan Para sa Kalikasan” where Filipino bands such as True Faith, Kjwan, Spongecola, Sasaya, Alchemy, GNGBND, Where’s Ramona?, Avalon Beyond, Banna Harbera, and Papapeta were invited to perform and showcase their talents. The ECO Summit closed its 4-day event last January 29, 2017, Sunday with ECO-Bike Ride. The proceeds from the Bike Ride will benefit the environment. They also had a Free Zumba with Mr. John Arcilla.
This event was made possible by our major sponsors like LG Lopez JFE, Landbank, Cemex, Development Bank of the Philippines, Maynilad, JJ Esteban Enterprises, Cleanway, Metroclark Waste Management, Plantex, LG Lopez Industrial Sales and Services Inc., Eco-system Technologies Inc., and EEI Corporation. Our minor sponsors, Malabon Soap, Full Advantave Phils Int’l,… And our official media partner, WhenInManila.com and Buhay Pinoy at PTV4.
The Environment Summit aims to shed light on environmental and ecological issues that disrupt the processes of Mother Nature and the creatures living within it. In light of the celebration of the Waste Management Act anniversary and the Zero Waste Month every January, the summit seeks to educate the public on the destruction of the environment and what they can do to help alleviate this situation.
For more information, visit their website at www.environmentsummit.ph, follow them on Facebook, EnvironmentSummitPH2017, and on Twitter @Esummit2017. The event is free and open to the public.
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