Being mandated as stewards of environmental protection and to start the new year right, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 through its field Offices in Panay and Guimaras Islands participated in the Kalinisan Para sa Bagong Pilipinas Program Clean-Up Activity on January 6, 2024.

KALINISAN- “Kalinga at Inisyatiba para sa Malinis na Bayan” is part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Bagong Pilipinas Campaign and is organized by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) which aims to involve government agencies, local government units, and the general public in maintaining a clean environment for all.

“We at DENR 6 fully support this initiative. It is in line with our mandate to preserve our environment not only for today but most of all, for the future generations. All of us have the responsibility to keep our surroundings clean. Uniting with this common purpose is a great step forward in nation-building” Regional Executive Director Livino B. Duran expressed.

Officials and personnel from different PENROs and CENROs spearheaded clean-ups in their own areas of jurisdiction. According to the data submitted by their designated information officers, PENRO Aklan and CENRO Boracay had more than six hundred (600) participants and collected 291 sacks of waste, PENRO Capiz with thirty one (31) participants and three (3) sacks of collected wastes weighing ninety-eight (98) kgs. PENRO Guimaras had one hundred eleven (111) volunteers gathering forty (40) sacks weighing an estimated two hundred twenty-four (224) kgs. of trash, PENRO Antique and CENRO Belison collected twelve (12) sacks weighing sixty-nine point two (69.2) kgs. of waste and PENRO Iloilo had one hundred forty-six (146) participants who collected thirty (30) sacks of trash weighing one hundred fifty-four (154) kgs.

            “Time and again, we encourage everyone to properly dispose their waste to avoid polluting our land, water, and air. This clean-up activity must not be a one-time event but a daily routine in our homes and communities. Let us support initiatives like this and become responsible Filipinos who love and care for our environment”, RED Duran said.