Mayor Brod Jejomar C. Binay as the Earth Hour 2009 Ambassador
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As the whole world gears up for Earth Hour 2009, the City of Makati is set to take a crucial role in this global event after being declared by the World Wide Fund (WWF) as the Official Earth Hour Flagship City, and Mayor Jejomar C. Binay as the Earth Hour 2009 Ambassador.
Earth Hour, a project of World Wide Fund (WWF) that began in Sydney, Australia, calls on individuals and businesses around the world to switch off their lights for one hour every last Saturday of March.
As the Flagship City , Makati will endorse the movement and have a citywide participation to symbolize the solidarity of Makati with the rest of the world.
“We are honored by these key roles conferred on us by the World Wide Fund in this year’s observance of Earth Hour.
We thank them for recognizing our efforts to support initiatives aimed to address climate change, including our observance of Earth Hour which is shaping up to be a multi-sectoral, citywide undertaking that involves the barangays and all public and private sectors in Makati,” Binay said.
The WWF has also lauded the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati for passing City Resolution No. 2008-056 declaring a daily Earth Hour for the city.
As Earth Hour Ambassador, Binay will lead a ceremonial countdown on March 28, Saturday, at Tower One and Exchange Plaza on Ayala Avenue , which will start with a short program at 7pm.
At exactly 8:30pm, all lights on lampposts in six major roads and public buildings in Makati will be switched off.Businesses in the Makati Central Business District (CBD) are also expected to take part in the event.
The Makati Fire Department and churches in Makati will sound their sirens and bells as the cue for participants to turn off their lights.
Makati’s 33 barangay halls have also been asked to turn of their lights, and all the city’s barangay chairs have committed to encourage residents to switch off at the appointed time all or some of their household lights for one hour.
Likewise, Binay directed the Makati Police, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the barangay Bantay Bayan to maintain high visibility during the one hour lights-off period, which will be duplicated in key cities in Europe, Asia and the Americas .
So far, 83 countries, 2,398 towns, cities, and municipalities, 18,783 businesses, 5,841 organization, and 7,843 schools have pledged their support to this worldwide event.
Earth Hour is the world’s largest mass participation event that aims to heighten awareness on climate change and symbolize that by working together, the people of the world can make a difference in the fight against global warming.
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