Save water, electricity – Medy Lamboso

Thus, said Medy G. Lamboso, St. Lorenzo School of Polomolok Inc. (SLSPI) school’s administrator to pursue conservation of electricity and water, this year.

Aiming to enlighten the SLSPIans, Mrs. Lamboso ranted about school’s conservation on electricity and water.

Due to the addition of the Senior High School building, the school faces electricity shortage these past months. She pointed out to those who charge their gadgets, and those who use excessive fans in their respective classrooms.

“There must be no phones or laptops being charged in your classrooms,” said Ma’am Medy. “If you don’t want to, then pay our electricity bill and you will know that we have power shortage,” she jokingly added.

She gave focus on those classrooms who use more than four fans and advised them not to use more or they will pay for it, jokingly.

“Keeping this practice up, this municipality, Polomolok, will sustain as a clean and healthy environment. This will further help revamp the community’s physical health, as well as the overall sense of people’s well-being as the state of the surroundings tells the conditions of the soul.”, Brgy. Capt. Jude Bontuyan said.

As of January 2023, electricity bill has stood at PhP 41, 842.622 and in February 2023, the bill rose up to PhP 55, 861.14.

School’s water major problem is opened faucet even though there is no clear one using it or just letting the water run.

“Most of you love to go to the C.R. who usually clean yourselves, wash your faces, and groom your hair. However, as you do these things, focused on what you wanted to do yet you just left and forgot to close the faucet”, she emphasized as an example.

As water from the faucet flows, thousands or even million cups of water are wasted just because of our irresponsibility. In just the month of January alone, PhP 54,092.60 bill of water is being paid. Mrs. Lamboso cannot conserve school resources by herself but if we all unite and conserve, we will make a better and more saving at SLSPI.

33.5% increase of electricity usage from January to February 2023

24.3% increase of water consumption from January to February 2023

MHO’s war vs. dengue

The Sanitary Inspectors of the Polomolok Municipal Health Office (MHO) led a concurrent communication campaign in strengthening the implementation of programs in managing solid waste and leading clean-up campaigns in every barangay of Polomolok.

With the pledged support, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), headed by Engr. Agustin P. Valencia, Dr. Chariz May Abalos and staff from the Municipal Health Office with Mahintana Foundation Inc., discussed the dengue cases in Polomolok as well as methods for slowing down and stopping the increasing numbers of dengue cases during the Local Health Board meeting with Mayor Bernie D. Palencia and Chairman of the Committee on Health, Nutrition and Sanitation, Dr. Calixto Salada, March 22.

In compliance, the St. Lorenzo School of Polomolok Inc. prepared and educated students as to how to prevent the manifestation of denguecarrying mosquitoes in the school by cleaning, flipping and destroying containers including empty bottles, pots, unused tires and drums.

The school clinic also took action in these times by posting information on dengue mosquitoes as well as the measures needed to be done in order to prevent the multiplication of these pests.

Along with the 4S Strategy of the Department of Health [DOH], SLSPI abided the first strategy which states ‘Search and Destroy Mosquito breeding sites’ as a response to the epidemic.

Furthermore, the Municipal Health Office stated that the proliferation of these mosquitoes depends on how we prevent and destroy them.