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The initiative’s story, “Lakbayon – Women Steps Toward Sustainability,” clinched second place in the Thriving Communities category. Lakbayon, which translates as “walk along the beach,” is a portmanteau ofSipalay was once home to the largest copper mine in Southeast Asia, and was considered as a mining community in the 1950s.
Under the initiative, women from different walks of life were encouraged to help clean up Poblacion Beach every morning through the collection and disposal of ecological waste, led by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office . Negros Occidental 6th District representative Mercedes Alvarez said that the initiative encouraged participation from more women over the years, transforming it into a movement that helped solve the pollution problem in Sipalay beaches.