Victorias City Holds Environment Week

                Victorias City holds celebration for environment with the theme, “Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level” last June 23 – 27.

A week-long activity commenced with a Fun Run/Fun Walk for the Environment at 5:30 am and it was followed by an opening program at the Victorias City Public Plaza on June 23.

In the afternoon of the same day, a mural painting contest was then held at the Victorias City Resort.

The Lecture and Discussion on Environment Laws and Policies, participated in by different stakeholders of the City, took place at the Training Center while the Biodiversity Appreciation Symposium (Nature and Wildlife), Bird watching, Wildlife and Ecosystem Pictorials Exhibits was simultaneously held at Gawahon Ecological Park last June 24.

Last June 25, the Report on Victorias City’s Biodiversity Inventory by the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. was done during the Regular Session of the City’s Sangguniang Panlungsod.

The River Clean-up and Urban Greening Activity along with the Malihaw River Clean-up was simultaneously held during the same day.

Meanwhile, last June 26, the Barangay Clean-up Activity in the different barangays of the City took place including.

  The Poster Making and Essay Writing Contest was also held at the Betty Bantug Benitez Auditorium.

To culminate the weeklong celebration on June 27, were activities such as the Tree-Planting and Biodiversity Orientation and Lecture at the Gawahon Ecological Park participated in by the different socio and civic organizations, members of the academe and the officials, heads and employees of the City.