The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) MIMAROPA Region aims to raise public awareness on eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle as it leads the celebration of Month of the Ocean through cleanup activities in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.

 

Anchored on the theme, "Sustainably Feed the Global Population," the cleanup activity on Brgy. Buenavista yielded a total of 48 sacks of collected wastes, gathered by 192 volunteers from Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro State College, Philippine National Police – Sablayan, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Tau Gamma Phi/Sigma and holders of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) in Sablayan.

 

Meanwhile in Brgy. San Vicente, a short environmental lecture on the no to single-use plastics advocacy of Tayo Ang Kalikasan (TAK) and facts on the celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity was held on May 24 organized by Information Officers Serna Urieta and Shyla Alah Abutan and thus attended by the students and teachers of the San Vicente National High School.

 

 

Tayo Ang Kalikasan Focal person and Information Officer Janice Belen stated that “The conservation and protection of our biodiversity must always be an urgent concern for people of all ages and in all walks of life. Protection of our environment should not always be a heavy burden as simple acts such as shifting our lifestyle and consumer choices can go a long way and change the lives of our future generation as well.”