A VILLAGE chief in Angeles City has expressed gratitude to Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin, Jr. for initiating the "Plastic for Rice" program.
Balibago Barangay Chairman Tony Mamac lauded the program and said that it is a big help to the government's effort to protect the environment and at the same time help indigent people.
Mamac said residents in his barangay was able to produce 3,000 kilos of plastic for two months which will be in exchange for 3,000 kilos of rice.
"Isang kilong plastic kapalit isang kilong bigas," the barangay chairman said.
(One kilo of plastic is equivalent to one kilo of rice.)
The barangay official urged his constituents to participate in the program.
"Masayang tinanggap ng aming mga manggagawa o empleyado ng Barangay at ilang residente ang bigas katumbas ng ilang kilong plastic na kanilang naipon. Kung ang isang pamilya ay makaipon ng 50 kilos na plastic, katumbas nito ay isang kabang bigas," Mamac said.
"Dahil dito, hinihikayat po namin ang lahat ng residente ng Balibago na ipunin ang lahat ng uri ng plastic at dalhin ang mga ito sa skedyul na ibibigay ng lungsod para ito ay mapalitan ng bigas," he added.
The program is a big help to the people of Balibago especially now that the country is still recovering from the bad effects of Covid-19 pandemic, the village chief said.
"Maraming maraming salamat po Mayor Pogi Lazatin sa makabuluhang programang 'Walang Plastikan', dahil sa napapangalagaan na natin ang kalikasan, malaking tulong din po ito sa ating mga mamamayan lalo na sa panahong ito," Mamac said.