Legazpi gov’t agencies meet for ‘Smoke Free’ Environment

(September 14-18, 2009)
In its mission to make all government offices and buildings smoke-free, The City Government of Legazpi held a “Towards a 100% Smoke-Free Environment” forum last September 23.

The event is in observance of the International Day of Ozone Layer of the Environment Management Bureau and the Civil Service Month Celebration of the Civil Service Commission and their memo-circulars.

Government employees and personnel attended a foot parade en route from Bicol University Grounds to Albay Peñaranda Park from 6 am to 9 am.

The total participants were 312 plus 162 others from Team AFP, the media, church groups and the smoke-free committee.

In charge of the parade was the PNP with the help of the PSO and the city engineering office in the rerouting and traffic.

The forum, meanwhile, was taken charge by the smoke-free committee and Architect Ray Costa-CEO.