DIPOLOG CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) - - A motorcade around
the major thoroughfares here was held Sunday to mark the start of the
observance of press week which culminates on Dec. 8.
Some 30 media practitioners
from the different print and radio outfits attended the motorcade that preceded
a short program at the Dipolog Boulevard.
Speaking at the
opening program, Mayor Evelyn T. Uy encouraged the press to take an active role
in supporting all initiatives/efforts that aim to protect the environment and/or
mitigate the effects of climate change.
Uy told the media
men that the city government has intensified its campaign for proper waste
disposal throughout the city.
She even recalled
that the place where the boulevard now stands was once occupied by squatters
who indiscriminately threw their wastes into the sea, polluting the shorelines
in the area.
The boulevard is
now the favorite hangout for those who want to watch the sunset and savor the
cool sea breeze.
Mayor Uy has issued
last Nov. 19 an executive order declaring Dec. 2-8, 2012 as press week in the
city “in recognition of the important role played by the fourth estate in a
democratic society.”
The weeklong
celebration was spearheaded by the Zamboanga del Norte Press Club with the
theme, The Press: Democracy in Action. (JPA/FPG/PIA9)