BONTOC, MTN. Province-Conserving the environment and cleanliness is the main objective of this activity!
The Radyo Natin and Lang-ay Organization, in partnership with the Provincial Tourism Office (PTourO), the Provincial Information Office (PIO), and the MP Environment and Natural Resources Office (MPENRO), are sponsoring the conduct of “SAVE THE CHICO RIVER RAFFLE DRAW’, an activity that involves the collection of plastic bottles, of all sizes, from around the province and region, even worldwide, to be raffled and drawn on December 16, 2023.
In the tarpaulins and flyers announcing the activity, it was emphasized that the raffle draw is free for all participants. They should write on a piece of paper their complete names and addresses, contact numbers, and signatures. Then place the pieces of papers a clean and dry plastic bottle, bring the entries at the Provincial Plaza before 1 pm of December 16, 2023. It was learned that the draw will be done at 1 pm of that date.
John Tay-og Pelew, the Radyo Natin station manager and one of the main organizers of the raffle draw, said that participants may bring the plastic bottles starting in the morning of December 16 until 1 pm.
On many occasions he said that the more entries you have, the more chances to win the different prizes of 1 brand new motor cycle, TV sets, 1 brand new mountain bicycle, android and keypad cellphones, 10 consolation cash prizes of P100 each, and many more.
He said that people from the other provinces of the Cordillera may participate in the activity or they can extend their support by contacting their relatives and friends to participate.
“We participate in the proper disposal of waste through the reduce, reuse, and recycle principle”. He commented in one of his radio programs subscribing to the environment advocacy.
Clarifications or more information may be obtained from the Lang-ay Organization at the Pearl Café, Radyo Natin, the Provincial Tourism Office, the Provincial Information Office, and the Mountain Province Environment and Natural Resources Office.
As to why it is billed as Save the Chico River, Pelew said that the ecological advocacy redounds to preserving the Chico River where all waste from the various communities of the province cascade.
Paulino Tumapang, Jr., the Chairperson of the Lang-ay Organization, wrote Mountain Province Schools Division Superintendent Benilda Daytaca to coordinate the participation of the school children. Last year, the Central School of Besao brought trucks of plastic bottles submitted by pupils and they won prizes.
He said “that the movement is promoting the environmental protection and preservation of the Chico River through the awareness being waged, clean-up activities, and advocacies of government and private agencies in the communities, municipal, provincial, regional, and national levels”**Roger Sacyaten
