(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Sunday the 33 recipients of the city’s 2024 Green Awards, which include barangay, schools, hospitals, businesses and youth organizations.
Belmonte said this year’s awardees showcased how the multi-sectoral and whole-of-city approach plays a crucial role in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.
She said that the Green Award recognizes institutions that have made significant contributions to addressing climate change and advancing sustainable practices.
Local government unit (LGU) awardees included Barangay San Antonio for their Sana Oil (Sustainable Grease and Oil Waste Management Initiative); Barangay Commonwealth’s ResKyusi Food Basket Program; Barangay Batasan Hills for Juan Batasan; Barangay Immaculate Conception’s Farmville; and Barangay Philam for their solid waste management and solutions project.
Group initiative recipients included Luntiang Pamumuhay Inc.’s Back to Basics Ecostore; Robinsons Novaliches’ Recycling Market; Maynilad Water Services Inc. for installing two 1-Megawatt Solar Farm at the La Mesa Compound; Eastwood City’s My Home, My Responsibility initiative; St. Theresa’s College of Quezon City for their Sinop Program; New Era High School’s Plastic-free Mondays; and Commonwealth High School for its Gulayan sa Paaralan.
Other top awardees included Dr. Montano Ramos General Hospital’s Clean and Sustainable Energy for the Future; Capitol Medical Center for their Capitol Cares: Save Energy for a Sustainable Future; Lung Center of the Philippines for the utilization of solar panels; V. Luna Medical Center for their Halamanan sa Bakuran ng DMHBS; Batasan Youth Leaders Coalition’s Papel-Likhasan: Likhang Papel mula sa Kalikasan; Youth Environmental Sustainability Organization for their Project Wayste: Transforming Waste in Different Ways; Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Payatas’ Retaso: REcycling Textiles towArds Sustainable Opportunities; and SK Culiat for their Bote ang Pag-asa ng Kabataan – Imprenta sa Basura.
The winners under the Resilience Category were the Jose P. Laurel Sr. High School for their Project L.I.G.T.A.S. (Laurel’s Innovation in Gaining Tactics on the Ability to Save Lives and Safety of the School); Camp Crame High School’s Resiliency For All: A Project On Emergency Preparedness; Barangay Batasan Hills’ BATASAN is ReADY (Resilient And Disaster prepared for You); Barangay Culiat’s Sustainable Agusan People’s Activity (SAPA); Barangay Commonwealth for its Padyak Ko Kaligtasan Mo: Creating a Safe and Resilient Barangay, One Padyak at a Time; Barangay Novaliches Proper’s May Liwanag ang Buhay; and Cloverleaf Balintawak Estate Association Inc. for its Retention Pond Project.
Other “resiliency” awardees were Sun properties Development Corporation’s 4Ps ng Sakuna: P-lano, P-agkilos, P-agtulong, P-ag-abot sa Komunidad; SM Prime Holdings (SM City – Novaliches) for its Resilient Water Solutions; Rainwater Harvesting Planter Tanks for Climate Adaptation; AyalaLand Offices (Technohub) Rain Garden Development with Solar-Powered Irrigation and Aerator System; SK Sauyo for its Project SAFE (Strategic Assistance for Families of Persons with Disability, Youths in Emergencies) & CARE (Comprehensive Approach for Rescue and Emergencies); Commonwealth Young Leaders Coalition’s Project inKYUSave: Building a Resilient and Inclusive Community; and Batang Del Monte Inc. for their EFloodCuate.
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