TUBA, Benguet – Some eighty participants jointed the recently concluded one-day community fire prevention summit that was held at the Smith Hall of the Philex Mining Corporation last week.
Philex Legal and Administrative Division Chief Atty. Eduardo M. Aratas said that the participants of the important summit were Philex employees, representatives from Barangays Camp 3 in Tuba and Ampucao in Itogon, firefighters from the two municipalities, purok leaders of the Philex community among others.
For his part, Philex resident manager Engr. Vic Morris A. Yudong lauded the company’s emergency preparedness, particularly the job and road safety committee and the training, communication and documentation committee in coordination with the community relation s department and environmental unity monitoring and enhancement department for initiating the activity.
He added that it is the first time under his watch that the company was able to conduct such a very important event considering the expected occurrence of forest fires within its jurisdiction in the coming summer months.
The participants eventually made a pledge of commitment wherein they committed to support the community fire prevention and management program of Philex Management Corporation and that they will initiate the appropriate actions to spread awareness and other forest fire-related programs to heighten the level of responsiveness, camaraderie and cooperation among members of the task group.
The participants vowed to encourage their fellow citizens to follow and enforce environmental laws, and regulations and related mandates.
Moreover, the participants committed themselves with full dedication and responsibility to help in the management, preservation and protection of the company’s forest resources for the benefit of their children and future generations.
By Hent
Photo: A participant to the recently concluded community fire prevention summit sponsored by the Philex Mining Corp sign the pledge of commitment for the prevention of forest fire in their area. Contributed Photo