Wednesday, June 06, 2007 Environment group hails City, councilors By Grace L. Plata
DAVAO City officials including Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Councilors Leonardo Avila III and Nenita Orcullo were awarded plaques of appreciation by environment advocates during Tuesday's World Environment Day (WED) celebration for passing the aerial spray ban ordinance into law.
According to Ed Reyes, chair of WED-Philippines Movement, during his courtesy call at Tuesday's council session, Davao City is the model to emulate because of the city's environment preservation efforts.
Reyes congratulated the body for being exemplary legislators who are working for the preservation of a balanced ecology and the health of its people.
WED-Philippines also held activities at the Matina Town Suare Tuesday night including a hug fest, which according to Reyes is "a gesture of symmetry, a oneness with and in protection of the environment."
Tuesday's celebration coincided with the city's turn to present its witnesses in court in connection with the case filed by the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) for approving the aerial spray ban ordinance.
