On order of Mayor Romualdez
TACLOBAN CITY– The composting facility of this city has a new home after Mayor Alfred Romualdez ordered its relocation from the downtown public market area.
The facility, which has been producing organic fertilizers from market wastes for years to support local farmers and gardeners, is now situated at the city’s composting site in Brgy. Sto. Niño, the former dumpsite.
According to Jonathan Hijada, head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office(CENRO), they began transporting equipment and existing compost materials to the new site on October 24, following the mayor’s directive.
He stated how this move is timely since two additional composting machines are expected soon, requiring more space.
With the new developments in the area, including the thoroughfare for public utility vehicles heading to northern barangays, Hijada believes that relocating the facility to a safer location is necessary to promote public welfare.
The composting facility project, which started as part of Yolanda rehabilitation, has been recognized by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Soils and Water Management as the only functional composting facility among local governments in the Visayas.
Over the years, CENRO has hosted composting training sessions for other local government units looking to replicate the program.
(TACLOBAN CITY INFORMATION OFFICE)
