Sept. 21, 2025, commemorates the 53rd anniversary of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' proclamation of martial law. There were massive anti-corruption protests around the country. Numerous organizations, groups, and concerned citizens rallied in Baguio City's Malcolm Square.** photo by neimeless_skills
BONTOC, Mtn. Province- Non-Government Organizations and the provincial government partner to conserve the environment through the conduct of the Save the Chico Raffle Draw!
Thus, as in the past, a multi-sectoral activity is called to address the many environmental problems, with the involvement of the youth on December 20, 2025, at the provincial plaza here.
The major sponsor of the activity is the Lang-ay Organization and the Radyo Natin – Bontoc that will provide the prizes while the partners will provide manpower and logistical support.
Other collaborating offices and agencies are All Saints’ Credit Cooperative, the provincial government through the Provincial Tourism Office and the Provincial Information Office, the provincial office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Mountain Province Environment and Natural Resources Office (MPENRO), the SK-Bontoc Federation, and the Mountain Province State University.
The “SAVE THE CHICO RIVER RAFFLE DRAW’ involves the collection of plastic bottles of soft drinks, of any size, from around the province and region, to be raffled and drawn on December 20, 2025.
In the tarpaulins and flyers announcing the activity, it was emphasized that the raffle draw is open for all participants. They should write on a piece of paper their complete names, addresses, contact numbers, and signatures. Then place the pieces of papers in clean and dry plastic bottles, and bring the entries to the Provincial Plaza before 1 pm on December 20, 2025. It was learned that the draw will be done at 1 pm on the same date.
John Tay-og Pelew, the Radyo Natin station manager and one of the main convenors of the raffle draw, said that participants may bring the plastic bottles starting in the morning of December 21 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 motorcycle, 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 in the province 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 – Bontoc, 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 cascades.
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”
The public is being called to support the environmental activities by participating, and by attending the Raffle Draw on December 20, 2025.**Roger Sacyaten
