Zozobrado bats for cleaner environment, holds Mt. Apo clean-up with SK
Councilor Rachel Zozobrado in coordination with the SALAM-SK led the call to rid Mt. Apo of garbage through the 3rd Mt. Apo Clean-Up Drive from March 31 to April 5, 2008.
Among the participants of the climb and the clean-up are Zozobrado’s staff. former Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and kagawads, volunteers and out of school youth. Among the goals of the week-long activity are the following: clean up Mt. Apo’s surroundings, maintain a clean and green environment within the mountain and assist the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in its mission to resolve the garbage problem.
“Tourists and mountain climbers can help keep Mt. Apo clean in their own little way especially by not leaving their garbage in the mountain,” Zozobrado said. She said keeping a protected area like Mt. Apo clean and green is a way of helping the government in its sustainable development program.
At 9,690 feet, Mt. Apo is considered the country’s highest peak and is a very attractive site for mountain climbers and tourists who want to take the challenge of climbing the highest mountain in the Philippines.
More than a ton of garbage most of them non-biodegradable materials like liquor bottles, plastics and tin cans have been collected by volunteers during last year’s post-climb clean-up at Mt. Apo last year. Zozobrado said the number continues to grow as more people climb the Mt. Apo Park.
Among those who is very vocal about protecting
Mt. Apo is the Mt. Apo Foundation, Inc, headed by Atty. Ermelo Libre. He was one of those responsible for the four-year closure of Mt. Apo in the year 2000 to protect the national park.
Councilor Rachel Zozobrado in coordination with the SALAM-SK led the call to rid Mt. Apo of garbage through the 3rd Mt. Apo Clean-Up Drive from March 31 to April 5, 2008.
Among the participants of the climb and the clean-up are Zozobrado’s staff. former Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson and kagawads, volunteers and out of school youth. Among the goals of the week-long activity are the following: clean up Mt. Apo’s surroundings, maintain a clean and green environment within the mountain and assist the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in its mission to resolve the garbage problem.
“Tourists and mountain climbers can help keep Mt. Apo clean in their own little way especially by not leaving their garbage in the mountain,” Zozobrado said. She said keeping a protected area like Mt. Apo clean and green is a way of helping the government in its sustainable development program.
At 9,690 feet, Mt. Apo is considered the country’s highest peak and is a very attractive site for mountain climbers and tourists who want to take the challenge of climbing the highest mountain in the Philippines.
More than a ton of garbage most of them non-biodegradable materials like liquor bottles, plastics and tin cans have been collected by volunteers during last year’s post-climb clean-up at Mt. Apo last year. Zozobrado said the number continues to grow as more people climb the Mt. Apo Park.
Among those who is very vocal about protecting
Mt. Apo is the Mt. Apo Foundation, Inc, headed by Atty. Ermelo Libre. He was one of those responsible for the four-year closure of Mt. Apo in the year 2000 to protect the national park.
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