CITY OF SAN FERNANDO The city government of San Fernando is urging residents and businessmen here to support its environment programs to avert the negative effects of climate change.
Mayor Vilma Caluag underscored the importance of cleanliness and health as San Fernando observes the Zero Waste Month.
Caluag and the City Environment and Natural Resources Office called on people to conserve water, save electricity, avoid using single-use plastic.
The Fernandinos were also asked to practice waste segregation as basic measures to negate the ill-effects of climate change like flooding, unsanitary surroundings and diseases.
"The problem of climate change is not for the government alone to resolve but for everybody. It is a personal responsibility of each Fernandino. Let us all observe Zero Waste Month and follow our environmental laws and keep San Fernando clean, safe and healthy," Caluag said.
The protection and preservation of the environment is one of the priorities of the Caluag administration.
The city government strictly implements environmental laws under the Ecological Waste Management Act of 2000.
The city has sustained the operations of its Central Materials Recovery Facility and continues to pursue measures to avert environmental degradation through regular waste collection and segregation, as well as information campaigns against the negative effects of climate change.