DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 29, 2012) – Civil engineers in Davao City in the southern Philippines have donated one rainwater collector and 10 garbage bins to an elementary school as part of its community greening program.
The donation to elementary school of Manambulan in Piedad district in Tugbok was made through the efforts of the local chapter of the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers under its Project Green Engineering Philippines–Greening Existing Schools.
It was the 7th time in the past months that the PICE – under the leadership of its national president and current Public Works Undersecretary Romeo Momo and 1st vice president and project chairman Engineer David Sanchez – donated garbage bins and rainwater collectors to local schools.
Engineer Erdsan Rene Suero, president of the local PICE chapter, said the project would still run through December as supporters pledged to help them in their greening program.
The other recipient schools of the project were Diego Silang Elementary School of Matina Aplaya, New Carmen Elementary School of Tugbok district, Gatungan Elementary School of Bunawan district, Nawan Primary School of Malita north district, Davao del Sur; Ladian Elementary School of Marilog district and Aledia Elementary School of Paquibato ditrict.
“The project aims to promote the level of awareness of pupils, students, teachers and the community on water preservation, proper waste disposal and waste management,” Suero said in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
PICE is also constructing a one-classroom school building at the New Carmen elementary school and the project is expected to be completed by November in time for the group’s 75th year celebration.
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