BY: JENNIFER C. TILOS
DUMAGUETE CITY, March 28 (PIA) --- Dumaguete
City has encouraged the public to join the nationwide observance of Earth Hour
on March 29.
City Administrator William Ablong said
the city as well as the province of Negros Oriental signs up to promote Earth
Hour and help mitigate climate change.
Earth Hour calls for people across the
globe to switch off their lights for at least an hour, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. (PHL time), in a symbolic act of the global campaign for efficient energy
use and collective action against climate change.
Ablong said the government will
switch off the lights along Rizal boulevard, Quezon park, and City Hall.
This year’s event is centered on the
theme “Use Your Power to Make Change a Reality."
This aims to create awareness of people
taking responsibility towards a sustainable future by turning the lights off
for one hour and spread the message that individuals working collectively can
create impact and come to blow even the mightiest disaster.
Meanwhile, according to Syril Repe of
City Information Office, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dumaguete City
conducted fire drill on March 28 at Hotel Essencia as part of its
continuing information and education campaign on fire awareness.
The drive is aimed at teaching
employees and customers of business firms on what to do during fire such
as evacuation, first aid, fire-fighting skills, using the fire extinguishers,
traffic control, and security, among others.
Repe said the participants during the
fire drill were composed of BFP Rescue and fire volunteers, One Rescue,
Silliman University Rescue, Chinese Volunteers, Rescue 348, staff and
management of Hotel Essencia, City Disaster Office, among others.
March has been declared as national
Fire Prevention Month. (rmn/JCT/PIA7-Negros Oriental)