Ayala Foundation holds Tigil Buga 2008
7/1/2008 | Ayala Foundation
Ayala Foundation Inc. joined the hundreds of people who marched along Ayala Avenue on April 28, encouraging motorists to participate in Tigil Buga, a one-minute engine-shutoff campaign to limit carbon emissions in the country.
The Tigil Buga participants wore handmade yellow hats and hand-shaped placards to remind everyone of how carbon emissions contribute to global warming. Studies show that excessive idling of running engines and using cars over very short distances considerably raise the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
After the parade, the participants proceeded to Glorietta 3 Park where a series of activities was held all day. In the morning, the campaign organizers mounted a short program, which was attended by Marjorie de Veyra, city administrator for Makati; Divina Chinchuangco, country director for the Sustainable Energy Development Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-SEDP); and Guillermo Luz, AFI vice president.
Luz outlined the Ayala conglomerate's various CSR projects aimed at protecting the environment. The program ended with an exhibit featuring the environment-related activities of the Makati barangays, the city government, and other partner organizations.
Later in the day, AFI and its partner organizations hosted lectures and other activities that encouraged people to help stop global warming and environmental destruction. These activities included a lecture on the practical issues surrounding global warning, with Nathaniel Cruz of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration; recycling demonstrations to students led by Tetra Pak, Gifts and Graces Foundation, and Sarah Queblatin; a lecture on the effects of global warming with Susan Roxas of the World Wildlife Fund; and a story-telling session with celebrity Christine Bersola.
Tigil Buga was held in cooperation with the city government of Makati, Manila Water Company, Honda Cars Makati, Ayala Malls, Ayala Center Association, Ayala Property Management Corp., Clean Cities Makati Coalition, USAID-SEDP, Liga ng mga Barangay, Rotary Club of Makati-Poblacion, Sangguniang Kabataan, Makati Commercial Estate Association, Department of Education Makati, Makati Environment Youth Advocacy, and the Ms. Earth Foundation.
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