JICA & CSWMO Barangay Summit

The joint LGU and JICA Barangay Summit will be held tomorrow at the TTMIST-AVR. Expected to attend the event are the 157 Punong Barangay of Calbayog City. Also on hand will be the City Officials led by Mayor Mel Sarmiento, and representatives from JICA, EMB-DENR, DepEd, DILG and the NSWNC.

Here's the program flow for the said summit:

8:00 am: Registration
8:30 am - 9:30 am: Opening Program

• Prayer
• National Anthem
• Welcome Address by Vice Mayor Ronaldo Aquino, Chair of the City Solid Waste Management Board
• Introduction of Participants
• Message by Mayor Mel Sarmiento

9:30 am - 10:30 am

• Updates on Recent National Policy Issuances (SWM Towards Low Carbon Economy for LGUs) by Jennifer Flores, Senior Geologist from the National Solid Waste Management Council)
• Functions of Barangays in the Implementation of R.A. 9003

10:30 am - 11:00 am: Barangay IEC Campaign by Annabelle Yangzon, DepEd Representative on Environmental Education

11:00 am - 11:30 am: Organizing the Enforcement Group in the Barangay by Valente Bajet, DILG Calbayog City Director.

11:30 am - 12:00 noon: Good Practices in the Barangay

12:00 noon -1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:15pm: Presentation of mechanics / General Outline of Plenary Workshop

1:15pm - 3:00 pm: Plenary Workshop, Presentation and Critiquing

3:00pm - 4:00 pm: Open Forum

4:00pm: Closing Message by Councilor Susano Salurio, Chair of SP Committee on Environmental Protection