FIVE local environmental heroes in Iloilo City, will be presented to the public as guardians of the environment in an awarding program on July 24.
The heroes composed of two individuals and three organizations will be awarded at the Hotel del Rio.
The event, spearheaded by Megaworld Corp. and a local newspaper The Daily Guardian, aims to recognize groups, institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to environmental protection and preservation in the city.
The Daily Guardian named them as mangrove experts Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, a scientist formerly connected with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and biological scientist Dr. Rex Sadaba, a professor of the University of the Philippines Visayas; the United Calajunan Livelihood Association based in Barangay Calajunan, Mandurriao whose members have made fancy jewelries, bags and other household decors from waste materials as the factory site is near the city’s Calajunan dumpsite, the Iloilo-Batiano River Development Council chaired by Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and Senator Franklin Drilon who spurred the rehabilitation and development of the Iloilo and Batiano rivers leading to several infrastructure projects in the city; and the Orchard Valley Inc. of architect Johnny Que whose farm grows vegetables and fruits without commercial chemicals but depends mostly on the integrated pest management technology.