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CENRO Pambujan enhances disaster preparedness through an earthquake drill

To enhance employees’ readiness and test the disaster preparedness of the office especially during the occurrence of an unpredictable earthquake, the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) Pambujan conducted an earthquake drill for its personnel in coordination with LGU Pambujan’s Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office (MDRRMO) and elements of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) which acted as facilitators.

During the simulation exercise, employees were taught to ensure their safety through duck, cover and hold tips. Search and rescue operations were also simulated as part of the aftermath of disasters.

After the drill, suggestions for CENRO Pambujan to install alarm system and designate a Disaster Risk Reduction Management Officer (DRRMO) were given by the facilitators as inputs to its emergency action plan.

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CENRO Pambujan conducts series of CEPA anchored on Climate Change mitigation

True to the challenge of the theme for the observance of the National Climate Change Consciousness Week 2022, “Sama-samang Tumutugon sa Hamon ng Nagbabagong Klima,” the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Pambujan, Northern Samar anchored its series of communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) campaigns  on how the public could help mitigate the challenge of climate change.

In Brgy. Ginagdanan, Northern Samar, CENRO Pambujan personnel  conducted a lecture on climate change for a People’s Organization maintaining a tree plantation under the Community-Based Forest Management Agreement (CBFM) program. Their discussion  focused on proper management of their plantation as a mitigating measure against the adverse effects of climate change.

Lectures on R.A 9003 otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 were also held at Brgy. Manaybanay and Brgy. Del Sur, Mapanas, Northern Samar. Barangay officials, 4Ps beneficiaries, senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities attended the lectures aimed at engaging the communities to practice effective solid waste management in their respective homes in order to minimize wastes and air pollutants that contribute to the accumulation of greenhouse gases which cause climate change.

CEPA materials were distributed to the participants after the lecture series.

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CENRO Baybay mobilizes community towards environmental protection through lecture

The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Baybay City, Leyte conducted a lecture on biodiversity conservation, climate change awareness and solid waste management to the officials, health and community development workers of Brgy. Bunga, Baybay City. The purpose of the activity was to address concerns related to indiscriminate waste disposal, biodiversity degradation and climate change, among others. After the lecture, the participants suggested for a total stakeholders involvement in addressing the identified environmental concerns and for the DENR to implement monitoring and evaluation as success indicators.

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CENRO San Juan-led clean up generates 530 kilograms of assorted trash

In celebration of the Climate Change Consciousness Week, CENRO San Juan spearheaded a coastal clean-up along the coastal area of Brgy. Osao, San Juan Southern Leyte.  A total of 17 trash bags were collected, with a volume of about 530 kilograms of assorted wastes. Plastic wastes such as bottles and containers were separated to ease segregation and disposal at the barangay Material Recovery Facility (MRF).

About a hundred volunteers which include barangay officials, SK federation members, officers from the BFP, BJMP and Philippine Coast guards, Land Bank-San Juan branch employees, 4Ps beneficiaries and fisher folks took part in the coastal clean-up.

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SINP ROAD TO UNESCO

The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of Samar through the Protected Area Management Office of the Samar Island Natural Park is stepping up its efforts for the inclusion of the SINP into UNESCO's World Heritage List.

The local government units, DENR and the SINP-PAMB have been exerting all its efforts towards this bid. Recently, tourism officers from different municipalities within the province of Samar, Eastern Samar, and Northern Samar convened for a workshop on the preprartion of SINP's nomination dossier.

"The dossier will serve as a compilation of all documents that will showcase SINP's outstanding universal value. This is necessary for the assessment and evaluation of the SINP by the UNESCO," Samar PENRO Angelito Villanueva says.

“The realization of SINP’s inclusion to UNESCO World Heritage List will bring honor not only to the whole Samar island but also to our country. SINP will be given global significance in terms of development and protection of its rich natural and cultural value,” he added.

SINP is the largest legislated protected Area in Eastern Visayas with an area of 335,105.57 hectares. It covers 34 municipalities and 3 cities within Samar, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar provinces.

In 2018, Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan proposed the inclusion of the SINP in the UNESCO World Heritage List. This proposal was supported by the Governors of Northern Samar and Eastern Samar.

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