The Environmental Practitioners Association, Inc. (EPA), an environment group formed by the Clark Development Corporation (CDC), recently celebrated its 10th founding anniversary by ensuring “sustainable development through the implementation of best environmental practices,” in this Freeport and its adjacent communities.
EPA highlighted its anniversary by assuring investors and locators, as well as local government units (LGUs) of towns and cities near the Freeport of its commitment to protecting and preserving the environment.
CDC Environmental Management Department manager Juan Miguel Fuentes said the EPA will also be electing a new set of officers for 2011-2012.
Fuentes said that the new set of EPA officers is composed of third-termer president Arni Valdes of Dolomatrix Philippines, Inc.; vice president Leslie Baun of International Wiring Systems Philippines Corporation (IWSPC); treasurer Carmela Capule of CRL Environmental Corporation; secretary Alex Laguisma of Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWM); board of trustees Ric Lulu of Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc.(YTPI); Cesar Cortez, Aviat Networks; and Alex Borja of Bulacan-based Lloyd Laboratories.
The election of officers was witnessed by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional director Ricardo Calderon and Environmental Management Bureau regional director Lormelyn Claudio.
“Congratulations to the members and officers of the EPA, who is the DENR’s partner in ensuring sustainable development through the implementation of best environmental practices,” Calderon said.
Meanwhile, Claudio said that EPA has also partnered with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in educating the public on environmental programs like recycling, solid waste management, and the hazardous waste management like the collection and treatment of busted fluorescent lamps.
“Clark has been ahead of LGUs in the implementation of RA 9003 or the closure of dumpsites and the conversion to sanitary landfill facilities,” added Claudio, who challenged the EPA to bring environmental awareness not only in the work place but also in their homes and communities.
Fuentes said the EPA’s founding members is composed of representatives from the CDC, including those from the following Clark Freeport companies: Clark Water Corporation (CWC), YTPI, Nanox, and Smart Shirts.
He added that the EPA has 65 member-companies from Clark, Subic, Angeles City, Metro Manila, and the provinces Bataan, Tarlac, Bulacan, and Pampanga.
“About half of our members are from the manufacturing sector,” revealed Fuentes, who added that the EPA also holds a cross membership with the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (MACCII).
EPA, Philippines, is a non-stock non-profit organization with more than 50 active members on its list, which include numerous business institutions in the Subic Free Port and Special Economic Zone and supports the project implementation by sharing experiences of previous ECOPROFIT implementation in Clark and Subic (difficulties, strength and weaknesses) and is involved through their ECOPROFIT consultants too. (WLB/JGB PIA3) by Joelyn G. Baluyut
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