MALOLOS
CITY—Reelectionist Senators Loren Legarda and Francis Escudero called on every
Filipino to join tonight’s (Saturday) observance of the annual Earth Hour.
This
came as Bulakenyos prepare to join the rest of the world in the annual one-hour
switch off starting at 8:30 tonight, March 23.
In
their separate visit to Bulacan,Legarda and Escudero highlighted the need to
participate not only to conserve electricity, but to raise awareness on
environmental protection.
“Samantalahin
po natin na makiisa sa pagsasagawa ng Earth Hour, not only to conserve energy
but to raise awareness on the need to protect the environment,” Legarda said in
an interview yesterday over Radyo Bulacan, a local radio station based in this
city.
She
also called on the use of renewable energy in order to protect the environment.
For
his part, Escudero said environmental protection is not necessarily for the
benefit of oneself.
“Hindi
lang para sa ating sarili,kungdi para sa ating mga anak,apo, at susunod na
salinlahi,” he said in an interview on Monday.
As
chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ecudero
said they have been participating in the annual observance of the Earth Hour.
He
said it was meant protect and [preserve the environment for the next generation
saying, “hindi man mas maganda, at least kaparehas ng mundo natin ngayon.”
A
worldwide event, Earth Hour was first started by the World Wild Life Fund for
Nature in 2007 in Sydney, Australia.
Since
then, it is annually held towards the end march highlighted by one-hour switch
off.
In
Bulacan, SM City malls in Marilao and Baliwag town has been participating in
the annual switch off.
Tonight,
SM City Baliwag said their Earth Hour celebration will be highlighted by participation
of bikers and skateboarders to highlight alternative more of trasponport.
Beverly
Cruz, the public relations officer of SM City Baliwag said participants will
start by skating and pedaling from the town proper of Baliwag to Sm City mall.
It
will be followed by skateboarder’s exhibition and a one hour video
presentation.
Cruz
said that at 8:30PM, major lights at the amml will be switch off and it will be
followed by the lighting of the fireflies which are made from PET bottles.
The
said bottles will be powered by solar energy
provided by SolarTech, a partner of SM City Baliwag. Dino Balabo