BACOLOD City – Which barangay in this city is the most “clean and green?”
The Sangguniang Panlungsod committee on environment will evaluate the villages this July in relation to the Search for the Clean and Green Barangay in Bacolod.
Councilor Cindy Rojas, the committee’s chairwoman, said they will meet with the newly elected barangay officials after they assume post on June 30.
Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, who chairs the city’s Solid Waste Action Team, said the competition is line with Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act 2000.
The criteria for judging are general cleanliness and environment-friendly practices (55 percent), space greening (35 percent) and support system (10 percent).
The competition has two categories – urban and rural.
There will be five winners in each category. Consolation prizes will also be given away.
For rural villages, the first placer will receive P350,000 worth of projects.
The second placer will receive P250,000 worth of projects, while the third placer, P200,000, the fourth placer, P150,000, and the fifth placer, P100,000.
The 10 consolation prizes in the rural category will be worth P20,000 each.
For urban villages, the first placer will receive P300,000 worth of projects while the second placer, P200,000, the third placer, P150,000, the fourth placer, P100,000, and the fifth placer, P50,000.
There are 30 consolation prizes in the urban category, each worth P15,000.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia expressed his support for the competition, saying, “When the city is clean, when the city is beautiful, we can attract investors.”/PN
