Winners of QC's Green Awards named

QUEZON City Mayor Maria Josefina «Joy» Belmonte on Sunday announced the 13 winners of the first-ever Quezon City Green Awards designed to honor those with innovative and inclusive programs related to climate action and disaster risk reduction management.

The winners were honored during awards night on Friday at the Novotel Hotel.

«May your efforts inspire positive change in every corner of this city. I promise you that your city will do its part to make sure your endeavors resonate far and wide. Be proud that you stand tall as part of a global movement to make sure our children inherit a healthy world,» Belmonte said.

The recipients of the Green Award include Barangay Talipapa for its «May Buhay sa Basura ng Barangay Project: Barangay Talipapa's Circular Economy Practices»; SK Barangay Novaliches Proper for its «Gulaynihan: Gulayan at Bayanihan 2.0»; and the Unit 4 Youth Organization for its «Greenyard Urban Home Garden.»

The Green Business Category awardees were THRGH HBT Marketplace (Plastic Waste Transformed: Recycled Plastic Tiles for Living Design); SM Prime Holdings Inc. – SM City Sta. Mesa (SM Sta Mesa Food Waste Management Project); SM Prime Holdings Inc. – SM City North EDSA for (SMart Humps); and Robinsons Land Corp. – Robinsons Magnolia (Green Residuals Waste Management Program at Robinsons Magnolia).

The Resilient Award recipients were Barangay Culiat (Fire Safety Horizontal Pipe System), SK Barangay Batasan Hills (FYI: Oras na! Handa ka na ba), and Halamanan Youth Association (Padyak Young Aiders).

For the Resilient Business Category, the city hailed Megaworld Corp. for «Eastwood City, My Home, My Place, My Responsibility»; SM City Fairview – SCMC for «Disaster Education at SM City Fairview: Whole society approach in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resiliency»; and SM Prime Holdings Inc. – SM Novaliches for its «Smart Collapsible Flood Gate Barrier System for SM City Novaliches.»

Belmonte said each winner received a trophy and a P100,000 cash grant that they can use for their projects.

The groups underwent a tedious assessment and field validation process from the members of the Green Awards Technical Working Group, which is composed of evaluators from