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Villar’s Donations Of School Chairs Continue Amid The Pandemic

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Villar’s Donations Of School Chairs Continue Amid The Pandemic

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THE Covid-19 pandemic did not hamper the efforts of Senator Cynthia Villar to distribute school chairs made from recycled plastic wastes to different public schools and farm schools in the country.

The latest beneficiaries of the sturdy and durable plastic chairs, given through the Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance), are the IP (Indigenous People) of Barangay Laiban, Tanay, Rizal, and Conrazon Elementary School in Bgy. Bansud, Oriental Mindoro.

The chairs were provided to the IP through the help of Multi Sectoral Advisory, 2nd Infantry Division in Camp Capinpin, Tanay, Rizal.

On the other hand, the turnover of the chair-donation to Conrazon Elementary School was facilitated by the 203rd Brigade of the Philippine Army under B/Gen. Jose Augusto Villareal.

Aside from helping the government resolve the problem on the lack of school chairs, Villar noted the recycling of plastic wastes also reduces trash.

“Eventually, the recycling plays a significant role in the government’s waste management program that would help create a clean and healthy environment,” said Villar.

The chairperson of the Senate environment committee also related that recycling wastes create livelihood and source of income in poor communities and factory workers in recycling facilities.

According to the senator, women can also work in recycling facilities so they can help augment the earnings of their husbands.

A staunch environmentalist, Villar emphasized that plastics remain the most common trash as proven by their monthly clean up activity at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Wetland Park (formerly Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA).

“We have a lot of plastic wastes here in Metro Manila. When disposed improperly, they could clog our drainage systems and eventually cause flooding, which in turn spreads diseases,” said Villar.

Villar further stated that 20 kilos of soft plastics such as food wrappers are needed to produce one school chair, which can be fashioned to look like wooden pieces and comes with replaceable parts.

Photo Credit: Facebook/Senator.Cynthia.Villar

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