The Quezon City Government has officially announced the winners of the first-ever
Quezon City Green Awards held at Novotel Manila.

During the awards night on Friday, the city government honored a total of 13 barangays,
Sangguniang Kabataan, youth-based organizations, and businesses for their innovative
and inclusive programs and project proposals related to Climate Action and Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management.

"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," Mayor Joy Belmonte said.

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

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 Corporation – Robinsons Magnolia (Green Residuals
Waste Management Program at Robinsons Magnolia) were among the Green Business
Category awardees.

On the other hand, the Resilient Award recipients include Barangay Culiat (Fire Safety
Horizontal Pipe System); SK Barangay Batasan Hills (FYI: Oras na! Handa ka na ba);
Halamanan Youth Association (Padyak Young Aiders).

For the Resilient Business Category, the city hailed Megaworld Corporation for
"Eastwood City, My Home, My place, My Responsibility"; SM City Fairvew – 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 their
"Smart Collapsible Flood Gate Barrier System for SM City Novaliches."
Each winner received a trophy and a P100,000 cash grant that they can use in their
current and upcoming climate action and disaster risk reduction and management
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 selected city departments.

"You really are all winners, just because you took it upon yourselves to put our planet
and future first in your list of priorities. We take immense pride in calling you QCitizens,
and it is an honor for us to have you call Quezon City your home," the mayor added.
Among the attendees of the awards night are Embassy of Argentina to the Philippines
Ambassador Ricardo Luis Bocalandro, First Secretary of the Embassy of Indonesia Ms.
Mila Tarigan, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines – Political Division
Deputy Director Emilie Yung-Chieh Shao, city councilors, department heads, barangay
officials, and partner organizations.

Special citation awards on Resilient Category were also given to the following
barangays and organizations: Barangay Batasan Hills, Barangay Bagong Silangan, SM
Prime Holdings, – SM Sta. Mesa, SMDC Sun Mall, Sun Properties Development
Corporation, The First Analytical Services & Technical Cooperative, ACI Inc, Maynilad
Water Services, Ayala Malls Trinoma.

Further, Barangay Barangay Culiat, Barangay Novaliches Proper, Barangay West
Kamias, SK Barangay Commonwealth, SK Barangay Payatas, Saint Mary Youth
Organization, Batang Del Monte Organization, Sun Properties Development
Corporation, Robinsons Novaliches, SM Prime Holdings Inc – SM City Novaliches,
Destileria Limtuaco & Co., Inc., and UP North Property Holdings Inc. also received
Special citation award on Green Category.

Launched in May, the Quezon City Green Awards incentivizes groups and organizations
that enact innovative, inclusive, and sustainable programs on Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management and Climate Action.