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(l-r) Arlene Elbalde, Toti Ledesma, Ziebert Rigg C. Festano, Robert
Harland, Lourgielyn Chua Agbon, Dr. D J Darwin Bandoy, Chris
Emmanuel Alejado
Musikalikasan Song Writing Contest winners. (l-r) Ziebert Rigg C.
Festano, Lourgielyn Chua Agbon, Chris Emmanuel Alejado
Tuesday, 27 November, 2007
Negros Wildlife Month: A Great Success!
“Negros Wildlife Month was an overwhelming success”, said Dr. DJ Darwin Bandoy, curator of the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation’s Biodiversity Conservation Center (NFEFI-BCC) in Bacolod which organized the month-long program. “We’ll definitely stage it again in 2008”.
Speaking on Friday evening at the final events at Robinsons Bacolod to mark this celebration of local wildlife, Dr. Bandoy and Clint Alvior, NFEFI’s Conservation Education Officer, expressed their appreciation of everyone involved, especially the many students who took part and also to Robinsons for their strong support.
“The joint efforts of students and participating organizations was very effective in increasing awareness of the need to protect and conserve wildlife,” said Alvior.
Main feature of the final day was the first Musikalikasan Song Writing Contest. Students were invited to write and sing a song focusing on the environment. Winner was Ziebert Rigg C. Festano from La Consolacion College-Bacolod with his song Kalikasan Ating Alagaan. His song expressed the need to appreciate nature. Second place went to Lourgielyn Chua Agbon from the University of St. La Salle with her song Pangakong Iiingatan. Chris Emmanuel Alejado of LCC-Bacolod with his number Likas na Awit was placed third. Chief judge was NFEFI’s Toti Ledesma assisted by NFEFI Admin and Finance Officer Arlene Ebalde and trustee Robert Harland.
Special awards for the Animals of Negros Parade were given to Handumanan High School for the best gimmick with their imitation of the sound of a maral (Visayan leopard cat) as a cheer; to LCC High School for the best costumes and LCC Elementary School for the most number of participants with some 350 students taking part. All students in the parade wore masks and costumes depicting the endemic wildlife of Negros.
Negros Occidental High School student Alyssa Camille Salvio was the winner of the Wildlife Essay Writing contest with a paper on the role everyone can play to help promote conservation. Second place went to LCC-Bacolod’s Alyssa Diazs and third was USLS-IS student John Vincent Angeles.
Winners of the Negros Occidental Wildlife Month Quiz Bowl were Jeanie Karen Uy and Kanel Cheng from St. John’s Institute. Second place went to John Mark Hermano and Paul Fernandez from West Negros College. In third place were Paulo Emmanuel Betila and Roger Esteron from St Joseph School-La Salle. They will now compete in the Negros Wildlife Quiz Bowl in Dumaguete City on November 27.
Negros Wildlife Month was organized by NFEFI in association with the Governor’s Office through the Provincial Environment Office, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, La Consolacion College-Bacolod, West Negros College and the Silliman University-Center for Tropical Conservation Studies in Dumaguete City.
South Capitol Road, Bacolod City, Philippines 6100. Tel/Fax: +63 34 433 9234. Email negrosforests@gmail.com Visit our website : www.negrosforests.org
