A very impressive and a promising performance was recently staged by
the Northwestern Visayan Colleges Environmental Club. Three hundred and nine
students from various departments including the Dpts. Of Natural Science,
Health Science, Health Service, Ecology, Department Officers, the Artes Circle
Club, the High School Department, and
the BSBA2. This club is under the firm supervision of Mrs. Lorna Sison, a hardworking and dedicated advocate of the
preservation of our environment.
The objectives of this activity are to
make the students aware of the provision of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Code of Kalibo, as well as the
provisions of the School Based Solid Waste Management program of NVC. Also to inform the students of the correct
procedures for waste segregation and disposal, and to identify the respective
duties and responsibilities of each group of students involved in the
implementation of the school-based solid waste management program.
After an inspirational message from Dean Reinalda I. Magdaluyo, the orientation
commenced. A discourse given by Ms. Adorada T. Reynaldo, Public Service II,
Head of the Solid Waste Management Service LGU, on Ecological Solid Waste
Management Code of Kalibo was much appreciated by students and teachers alike.
The audience was given a short respite
from this serious topic with an
intermission provided by Jomer Zonio and company.
The School Based Solid Waste Management
Program was presented by the President of the Club, Miss Vanessa Gervacio, who
was assisted by Vice President Mr. Nino Shari Balontong. Whilst Vanessa was
presenting their ideas, Ms. Reynaldo took the opportunity to test the knowledge
of the students by introducing them to a fun game of knowing which garbage goes
where, and of course the students had lots of fun. Three of the groups received
prizes.
This was followed with a brief talk
on ‘Proper Composting’, which was
delivered by the author of this report.
An open forum[i]
for questioning was presented to the students regarding what they had learned.
There were three winners in the persons of
Tifany Nobleza, Mylah Depedro, and Abygail Romero. The four color coded
garbage containers that the students presented were really amazing. They had
demonstrated their understanding of the issues at hand. With this kind of
awareness, the students will make NVC a promising institution such that others
might be inspired to imitate their innovation. This awareness will help all of
us in our day to day existence, and
hopefully will really slow down the destruction of planet Earth during our
time. For young people ‘Ningas Kugon’ is not the answer to our current
situation, but rather it is ‘more work and less talk’./CH
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