PAGADIAN
CITY: The academe must do its share in actively promoting a green environment, Schools
Division Superintendent Felix Romy A. Triambulo recently said.
Triambulo
directed his call to all students and teachers to take part in the national
government’s campaign for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Triambulo
likewise is positive the students and teachers will help in sustaining and looking
after the school programs and activities to succeed in presenting sustainable
and eco-friendly schools in the region.
It
was learned that Tulawas Integrated School (TIS) emerged as regional winner of
the Nestle Water Leadership Award (NWLA) in the 2013 search for sustainable and
eco-friendly schools.
The
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR launched first in 2009 the
search for sustainable and eco-friendly schools.
The
Buenavista Elementary School in Gulatalac, Zamboanga del Norte and Sulangon
National High School in Dapitan City then were the regional winners.
The
search has been conducted every two years after that with Siayan National High
School in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte and Universidad de Zamboanga in Zamboanga
City as regional winners in 2011.
.
For
2013, the regional winners were Ayala Elementary School in Zamboanga City and
Manukan National High School in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte.
The
TIS here took hold of the NWLA while Sicayab Elementary School and Dipolog
National High School of Dipolog City got the Meralco Leadership Award.
Sustainable
and eco-friendly schools are recognized to have made the first move and included
the promotion of a green environment in their instructions, programs and
activities.