Ms. Agnes Carlos, Butuan City Local Youth
Council Organizer announces that aside from the cash prizes which the winners of
the project dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay" - From Waste to Work
of Art will be receiving, they (winners) can also sell their own-made
balangays. “We do not only make use of the trash for money, we also add beauty
to our place here in Butuan,” she said, during the launching of said project,
held recently at the old SP building, city hall compound. (Richard D. Atillo, PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. is shown
here during the launching of the project dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong
Balangay" - From Waste to Work of Art with seven young artists from Butuan
and Caraga region competing in the making of miniature 3D balangay boats, held recently
at the old SP building, city hall compound. Said project is spearheaded by the
local government of Butuan and the Local Youth Development Council. (Richard
D. Atillo, PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr., points
out that the city government is continuously doing strategies to reduce the
garbage volume of the city. “We encouraged teachers starting in the nursery
level to inculcate in the minds of the children not to throw garbage anywhere,
instead always mind to put it in trash cans. If they get used to it, they will
always apply it anywhere they are,” said Amante, during the launching of the project
dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay" - From Waste to Work of Art with seven
young artists from Butuan and Caraga region competing in the making of
miniature 3D balangay boats, held recently at the old SP building, city hall
compound. (Richard D. Atillo, PIA-Caraga)
Various recyclable materials are shown here being
used by the young artists in making their own 3D balangay boats. The public can
see their craft at the old SP building, Butuan City. (Richard D. Atillo, PIA-Caraga)
Butuan City councilor Dr. Virgilio Nery bares
that the project dubbed "Ang Pagbutwa Hong Balangay" - From Waste to
Work of Art is related to the Clean Ground Zero Waste Movement of the city
government launched in September 11, 2011. It aims to achieve social
transformation towards economic transformation through proper solid waste
segregation and recycling. "From the trash, we could make money,"
Nery said. (Richard D. Atillo, PIA-Caraga)
