Mindanaotoday.com | DepEd, PENRO MisOcc launch Project Pogi
OROQUIETA CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-10 (DENR-10) and the Department of Education (DepEd) has recently launched the Project POGI here recently.
Dr. Reynaldo Manuel Jr., Ph. D., Oroquieta City Schools Division Superintendent, proudly shared how they come up with Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer Thomas Cardente II (not in photo) of Oroquieta the idea of innovating Project Plastic-Off and Greening Initiatives (POGI) in support to the sustainable development goals of the government during the launching of the Project Plastic-Off and Greening Initiatives (Project POGI) in this city on Oct. 14, 2022.
Manuel thanked Oroquieta Mayor Lemuel Meyrick Acosta, City Councilor Aileen Taladua, Chair Education and Environment, Henry Adornado, DENR-10 Regional Executive Director, and PENRO Rey Fernandez for the support to the Project POGI.
The Project POGI is a collaborative effort between the DepEd and the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office of Oroquieta under the PENRO Misamis Occidental wherein concerns on the behavioral change of a student for the protection of our environment and enhancement of 5 R’s (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle) within their respective schools.
For his part, Acosta commended Manuel and Cardente on their collaboration in innovating Project POGI during its launching.
Acosta said the city government of Oroquieta is very much supportive to the Project POGI and that it must to be replicated to other schools to help change the mindset of young students to be involved in sustainable solution like proper segregation/management of waste to address climate change. (DENR-10)
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