08/10/2025
๐๐ข๐ข๐ | ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ
With the support of business owners and representatives from various local business enterprises in Legazpi City, the ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ, through the ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ (๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฅ), successfully spearheaded the ๐๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ on ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, at the ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐๐. The forum was also livestreamed via Facebook Live to accommodate participants who were unable to attend in person.
The event was guided by ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ and ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐น๐ถ of OCENR. The activity rationale was presented by ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ถรฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ.,followed by the opening remarks from ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ ๐ค. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ, ๐ข๐๐โ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ข. On behalf of ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ ๐. ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น, ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, the City Administrator, delivered a message of support.
The program commenced with a series of lectures, followed by an open forum that fostered active engagement between business representatives and resource speakers from various government institutions.
The first presentation, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, was delivered by ๐ ๐. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ-๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐๐ต๐ง, of the ๐๐๐ก๐ฅโ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฉ. She emphasized the importance of understanding greenhouse gas emissions and their role in climate change, along with the process of developing an entity-level GHG inventory as a foundation for effective emissions management and reduction strategies.
The second presentation, ๐ผ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง, was delivered by ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ of the ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฉ. He highlighted the agencyโs initiatives to mitigate transport-related emissions through sustainable mobility programs, policy enforcement, and the promotion of cleaner and more efficient transportation systems.
The third presentation, ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ in the Business Sector, was shared by ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ผ, business owner of ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ. His discussion featured the establishmentโs green initiatives that are both cost-effective and environmentally sustainable, encouraging local businesses to adopt similar practices as part of their climate adaptation efforts.
The fourth presentation, ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, delivered by ๐ ๐. ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ก. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ, ๐๐๐, of the ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ underscored the agriculture sectorโs contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. She also highlighted the application of climate-smart solutions designed to meet the growing demand for agricultural products while minimizing environmental impact and promoting long-term sustainability.
The fifth and final presentation, ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, was presented ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐ก๐ฒ๐ถ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ. It showcased ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐ถ ๐๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, detailing the cityโs efforts, methods, and key findings in quantifying emissions, thereby demonstrating its commitment to data-driven climate action and sustainable urban development.
The activity then followed with an ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ, where participants actively engaged with the speakers through questions and insights. This interactive session served as a platform for knowledge exchange, clarification of concepts, and exploration of practical approaches to addressing greenhouse gas emissions across different sectors. ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ . ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ฅ, also informed the business owners present that the city will be conducting an update of its 2018 GHG Inventory and introduced the enumerators who will facilitate data collection in the business establishments.
Lastly,๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, delivered his closing message, emphasizing the strengthened partnership between the local government and business enterprises in the city, and reinforcing the shared commitment toward sustainable and climate-resilient development.
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