Students & Stakeholders Shape Green Future at NBSC Forum
On February 20, 2025, a vibrant assembly of students and stakeholders convened at the NBSC Covered Court for a crucial forum focused on environmental protection and climate action. The theme of the “Ecological Guardians: Nurturing Climate Resiliency, Food Security, and Sustainable Futures” event was a platform for generating ideas and strategies to promote sustainability within the institution and the wider community.
The forum was addressed by keynote speaker Albert P. Dela Cruz, Sr., Climate Change Commissioner. Dela Cruz praised Bukidnon’s lush landscape and the Philippines’ natural resources and highlighted the urgency of the climate crisis.
โ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐พ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก, ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ค, ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ช๐จ. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ-๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก, ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐, ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐, ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ช๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.โ
The college president, Dr. Christie Jean Villanueva-Ganiera, CESE, sharing the same mission in promoting actions to combat climate change, shared a significant sustainability initiative at NBSC related to the forumโs purpose: a ban on single-use plastics starting March 1, 2025, reflecting the institution’s commitment to waste reduction and environmental responsibility, and another project related to analyzing, managing, and minimizing waste.
The forum also discussed vital topics like climate resilience, food security, and the role of youth in promoting sustainability. It provided a valuable platform for collaboration among students and stakeholders to enhance the school’s sustainability efforts. Dea Cruz further left a call for action for the participants.
โ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐, ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, โ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ช๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐.โ he surmised.
Commissioner Dela Cruz’s team presented NBSC with a plaque of appreciation, signifying the institution as an ambassador for climate changeโthe award, as Atty. Richard G. Bihasa, the Chief of Staff of the Office of Commissioner, declared that this award is only given to individuals and agencies.
โ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ช๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐จ. ๐๐ค, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐.โ, the attorney shared.
The enthusiasm demonstrated suggests a promising future for environmental protection within the NBSC community. The focus on waste management and the plastic ban indicates a proactive approach to tackling environmental challenges.
