(SALUTATIONS)
ISANG MAGANDANG UMAGA AT MAKA-KALIKASANG ARAW PO SA ATING LAHAT!
ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, I AM PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR NEW ESTERO RANGERS, AS WE CONDUCT THIS SIMPLE LAUNCHING AND ORIENTATION THIS MORNING. LIKEWISE, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THEIR STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE HERE TO SHOW THEIR FULL SUPPORT.
YOUR PRESENCE TODAY MEANS THAT YOU ARE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMMITTED IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE, BY CARING FOR OUR ESTEROS AND WATER BODIES. TUNAY NGANG ANG MALINIS NA KATUBIGAN AY MALAKING TULONG PARA SA ATING KAPALIGIRAN AT LlKAS NA YAMAN.
THIS PROGRAM IS OF COURSE PART OF OUR MANDATE OF ATTAINING CLEAN AND SAFE WATER RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY HERE IN METRO MANILA, AS WELL AS OUR SUPPORT TO THE CONTINUOUS CLEANUP AND REHABILITATION OF THE MANILA BAY AND ITS SURROUNDING WATER BODIES, WHICH IS PART OF A SUPREME COURT MANDAMUS.
IN JANUARY 27, 2019, WE AT THE DENR, TOGETHER WITH OTHER NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LAUNCHED THE “BATTLE FOR MANILA BAY” AT THE ROXAS BOULEVARD IN MANILA. WE GAVE OUR COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IT TAKES TO CLEAN AND REHABILITATE THE BAY, AND RESTORE IT TO ITS FORMER GLORY.
THE BATTLE FOR MANILA BAY, AND THE BATTLE FOR CLEAN WATER CONTINUES. WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS, AND OUR WORK NEVER STOPS. BUT WE MUST DO MORE. AND THAT IS WHERE OUR ESTERO RANGERS LIKE YOU, COME IN.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE AROUND 1,021 ESTERO RANGERS HIRED AND DEPLOYED BY OUR DENR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST FIELD OFFICES, AND WE ARE EXPECTING THAT NUMBER TO INCREASE, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR ADDITION TO THEIR TEAMS.
ALAM NATING LAHAT NA ANG BASURA ANG PINAKA-SANHI NG POLUSYON, KONTAMINASYON, PAGDUMI AT PAGBABARA SA DALOY NG ATING MGA ESTERO’T MGA KATUBIGAN. MGA BASURANG ITINATAPON KUNG SAAN-SAAN, NA KADALASAN AY HINDI NAIPAGHIHIWALAY 0 NASE-SEGREGATE, O DUMADAAN SA TAMANG
TREATMENT AT DISPOSAL.
ANG NABUBULOK NA BASURA AY MAARI DING MAGDULOT NG TINATAWAG NA GREENHOUSE GASES, NA NAGIGING SANHI NAMAN NG PAG-INIT NG ATING DAIGDIG AT PAGBABAGO NG ATING KLIMA. KUNG HINDI TAYO MAGIGING MAINGAT AY BAKA MAS LUMALA PA ANG MGA PROBLEMANG ITO SA MGA SUSUNOD PANG TAON. KAYA DAPAT TAYO AY KUMILOS UPANG ANG MGA ITO AY MAAGAPAN.
AS OUR NEW ESTERO RANGERS, YOUR TASK IS TO OVERSEE THE DAILY MAINTENANCE OF YOUR ASSIGNED WATER BODIES, BY ENSURING THAT ANY FLOATING GARBAGE OR MATERIAL GETS COLLECTED AND REMOVED PROPERLY. YOU ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGULAR AND SPECIAL CLEANUP ACTIVITIES SPEARHEADED BY THE DENR, YOUR RESPECTIVE FIELD OFFICES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.
ALL THESE SHOULD BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED, FOR REGULAR SUBMISSION AND MONITORING. OF COURSE, WE ALSO EXPECT THAT YOU WILL INVOLVE ALL YOUR STAKEHOLDERS IN YOUR ACTIVITIES, AS WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT SUCCESS.
NAGBABAGO NA ANG PANAHON, PANAHON NA PARA MAGBAGO. SAMA-SAMA TAYONG KUMILOS AT MAGTULUNGAN UPANG MAPANGALAGAAN ANG ATING KATUBIGAN, KAPALIGIRAN AT LlKAS NA YAMAN PARA SA KASALUKUYAN AT SUSUNOD PANG MGA HENERASYON.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO OUR NEWLY DESIGNATED ESTERO RANGERS. START MAKING WAVES TODAY, AND BE THE POSITIVE AGENTS OF CHANGE THAT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND NATION NEED!
MARAMING SALAMAT PO AT MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT!
