By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte—The
local government units of Piddig and Carasi located in this northeastern part
of the province teamed up to prevent grass fires which usually occurs during
the onset of summer.
In time for the observance of
fire prevention month this March, Piddig Mayor Eduardo G. Guillen said that
together with the neighboring municipality of Carasi led by Mayor Rene Gaspar,
they will be making rounds in every barangay to instill public awareness and
educate the public about preventing grass fires and protecting the environment.
“We mean business here. It’s
not just talking, we need to provide support such as human, equipment and
financial resources to prevent grass fires,” said Mr. Guillen citing there had
been grass fire incidents in previous years yet the perpetrators are not being
punished.
However, with the massive
tree planting activity of both municipalities in support of the National
Greening Program, Mr. Guillen said all these programs will be useless if people
will continue to destroy the already severely denuded mountains.
According to the Piddig
mayor, discipline among its people is needed to implement change.
“They say that ant gatherers
are the ones who are causing fire in the mountains. This time, there is no
reason to do it as we will no longer allow them to do so. We have a lot of
available jobs we want to offer, just let us know and we have something
available for you,” he added.
To date, all those who are
going up the mountains of Piddig and Carasi are now being monitored through a
logbook for easier identification if ever a grass fire happens while fire
brigades are being organized in every barangay to facilitate better
coordination with concerned authorities in the event of fire.
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