By:
Christine O. Avendaño, Melvin Gascon - 07:24 AM March 31, 2019
FILE-
This image shows the globe in front of a mall during the Earth Hour environmental
campaign in Manila. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
MANILA, Philippines —
Earth Hour this year should be more than just turning lights off to save on
electricity and more about adopting alternative power sources, a party-list
group said on Saturday.
The Murang Kuryente
Partylist (MKP), which is seeking a House seat for the first time, made the
call as Malacañang announced it would also join Earth Hour and urged Filipinos
to also reduce their use of plastic.
“In this year’s Earth Hour, we will turn on
lights, powered by solar energy, to show that there is an alternative to fossil
fuels,” said Gerry Arances, the group’s first nominee.
MKP joined Piglas
Kababaihan, Philippine Movement for Climate Justice and the Koalisyon Pabahay
ng Pilipinas in promoting the use of solar-powered lights.
Arances said MKP would
push for lower electricity costs by reducing charges and surcharges stemming
from the use of fossil fuels and curbing corruption.
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