ROXAS City – The United States Peace Corps will send International Peace Corps Response Volunteers in this city soon.
Mayor Ronnie Dadivas disclosed this following a courtesy visit of Khristale Del Rosario of the US Peace Corps Response Program to discuss future partnership with the city government on disaster preparedness, emergency response and climate change adaptation.
“We need wide knowledge and experts to mitigate the impacts of climate change or any disasters,” the mayor said.
The volunteers coming are experts on disaster preparedness, emergency response and climate change.
In March, Roxas City Environment and Natural Resources Officer Ronald Amigo said the city government sent a letter of intent to the US Embassy requesting that volunteers from the US Peace Corps provide and craft measures for the city government’s climate change policies and programs.
Volunteerism plays a vital role in Roxas City’s development direction as the local government intends to make it a state of mind of every citizen to be included and be part of community building, Amigo said during a Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) and Philippine Information Agency-initiated interaction with local mediamen.
The city government also has a pending request before the PNVSCA to help the city in its solid waste as well as waste water management. (PIA)/PN
