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WETLANDS SOCIETY RECEIVES SPECIAL FUNDING
TO CLEAN-UP LAGUNA DE BAY
The Youth of Laguna de Bay Region will be the beneficiary of a
project to be implemented by the Society for the Conservation of
Philippine Wetlands, Inc. with funding support from The UPS
Foundation. Laguna de Bay is the major lifeline of more
than 10M people living in its basin, including most of Metropolitan
Manila. About 70% of the pollution in the lake comes from
domestic sources. This project will harness the potentials of
the Youth through activities that will promote innovative and
cost-effective means of managing their domestic wastes. The
grant will also provide incentives to innovative projects
implemented by the Youth that will decrease pollution in the lake
from household sources. The project will be implemented in the
municipalities of Angono, Binangonan and Pateros, and in the cities
of Muntinlupa and Taguig.
The Launching of the Project will be held in Kabisera ng Dencio's
(Bonifacio Global City, City of Taguig) at 5:00 in the afternoon
of 23 February 2009. This will be attended by the mayors,
planning and development officers, head of schools, and
Sangguniang Kabataan leaders of the aforementioned lakeshore
cities and municipalities.
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