QC to join Earth
Hour switch-off
By Julie M.
Aurelio Philippine Daily
Inquirer First Posted 21:02:00
03/24/2009
Filed Under: Local
authorities,
Environmental Issues
MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
has urged city government offices and households to switch off their
electric appliances for one hour on Saturday night in observance of
Earth Hour.
In a letter to the city government offices, Belmonte asked heads
of departments to switch off their lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on
Saturday. He also urged households to do the same.
“I also propose an hour-long switch-off of lights along major
thoroughfares in Quezon City, and also in major landmarks and
communities,” Belmonte said.
The mayor also urged police and fire officials as well as
barangay (village) officers to mark Earth Hour by switching off
their lights, while businessmen were asked to turn off lighted signs
as well. |