Singson urges HOR to stop using bottled water
ILOCOS SUR Representative Ronald Singson has urged the House of Representatives (HOR) to foster sustainable and environment-friendly practices and scale back their consumption of bottled water.
Singson, a long-time advocate for the environment himself, emphasized that the House of Representatives must be more conscious of the devastating impacts of using plastic bottles on the environment and refrain from using them.
In House Resolution (HR) No. 242, which Singson filed on Monday, he stated that “in the House of Representatives, concessionaires still serve water in plastic bottles,” – especially in the South Lounge, where House members and guests are only served bottled water.
“Sadly, the Earth is dying faster than we could catch our breath. And it pains me to see that the institution I am a part of is actively, but probably unconsciously, contributing to the growing mountain of plastic waste,” said Singson.
He stressed that should the Lower Chamber move to stop the use of plastic bottles – this will “signal” the beginning of policy reform.
However, Singson further stated that this must be followed with other sustainable solutions that will effectively reduce the ecological footprint of the House as a whole.
Just recently, Senator Pia Cayetano called on her colleagues in the Senate to adopt environmentally sustainable practices and distributed tumblers to all the senators present, which they can use instead of plastic bottles.
“We want the Senate to know that the House is one with them in this endeavor. As representatives of our people, we must commit ourselves to [healing] Mother Earth by instituting a ‘green’ government office, and serve as a role model for other government institutions to emulate,” he added.
