๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐, ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ 8๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค ๐พ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ฃ-๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ง 18, 2025 ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ง๐ค๐๐.
This semestral initiative focuses on promoting environmental stewardship through active reduction of waste and pollution in and along the Chico River. This ensures a cleaner and safer ecosystem not only for all community members but also for animals and plants thriving in the river.
The collaboration of the Societas Scientia members, Criminology students, Teacher Education Science, English, & Social Studies Faculty, and Campus Administrator led to the clean-up of litter that accumulated to at least 40 trash bags. These include residual and recyclable waste collected along the road and the riverbank. Additionally, students pulled weeds and trimmed overgrown plants in areas fronting the Chico Bridge.
In an interview with the Bontoc Campus Administrator, Arel B. Sia-ed, she shared her hopes of having more residents of the various central barangays to join in this environmental initiative for them to see for themselves the solid waste situation in their community, and hopefully make better personal environmental choices which will eventually lead to a better community.
Kagawad Caesar Bandonill of Barangay Poblacion also shared that the Barangay looks forward to more partnerships with the university on efforts relating to the welfare of the environment and its residents.
Students who participated also shared their realizations. โThe clean-up drive showed me how much our habits affect the environment,โ shared Joel, a student enrolled in STS. โIt made me want to change how I use and throw things away. I think it is important for everyone to take responsibility to help the environment last,โ he added.
The clean-up drive started in September and will conclude on October 25 with focus at Samoki.#
Ms. Sylesia Kaning K. Pangesfan
SKKP & Dr. Licheelyn M. Nasungan
