In celebration of National Volunteerism Month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources held a recognition ceremony to honor its partners from the public and private sectors.
With the theme “Boluntarismo: Tugon sa Nagbabagong Panahon,” DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda spearheaded the event and commended the works of different organizations in taking care of the environment.
“Volunteerism is an essential part of saving the environment and I want to thank all of you for doing a great job,” said Antiporda.
He also noted that volunteerism is the one that revived the world-class beauty of Boracay Island.
“The efforts of the locals from Boracay and the volunteers that worked tirelessly to rehabilitate the island deserves some recognition as they are the main reason of the revival of Boracay,” Antiporda said.
While the department will continue to have joint environmental projects with other organizations for the upcoming year, Antiporda shared that DENR is targeting to raise awareness of children regarding proper waste disposal.
“The department will be having projects that will revolve around kids to teach them lessons on how to protect our surroundings,” he said.
Proper waste disposal and recycling will be part of DENR’s plans for the coming year.
