Dumaguete septage facility cited best in Region 7
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council in Region 7 (NNC-7) has awarded the septage facility in Brgy. Camanjac here as the Best Innovative and Good Nutrition project in the region during a regional event held August 3 in Cebu City.
The wastewater treatment facility here earned the recognition of being a world-class low-cost septage management system during the 2012 Grand Nutrition Awards and 8th Regional Nutrition Action Officers Congress.
City Nutrition Action Officer Lourdes Taburaza received the plaque of recognition in behalf of Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria.
Taburasa said NNC-7 cited the septage facility in the city for realizing the need for a sanitary sewer system due to the high level of pollution of Dumaguete’s coastal waters.
The city’s septage facility was a result of Dumaguete’s participation in the USAID Local Initiatives for Affordable Wastewater Treatment (LINAW) program.
Completed in May 2010, the septage system has minimized the adverse effects of wastewater to public health and has reduced the deteriorative impact of wastewater on the environment, said a press statement from the city’s public information office.
“The project also came into fruition through the strong support of the city government and the high participation the community stakeholders including business sector,” the press release said. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)
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Dumaguete nutrition scholar receives regional outstanding award
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, August 12 (PIA) -- A barangay nutrition scholar in the city was awarded as the City Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar in Region 7.
Lanilyn Orlina of Barangay Motong received the award during the 2012 Grand Nutrition Awards and 8th Regional Nutrition Action Officers Congress held Aug. 3 in Cebu City.
Since 2003, Orlina has been serving underprivileged families in the local community for eight years now.
“She initiated the sowing of eggplant seeds and distributed seedlings to the parents of undernourished children in her barangay,” said City Nutrition Action Officer Lourdes Tabaraza in a statement.
Orlina also led the a livelihood project where she raised native chickens, gave them to parents-beneficiaries who in return, gave back two female chickens as payment. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)