A total of 13 barangays and institutions bagged the first-ever Quezon City Green Awards held at the Novotel Manila over the weekend.

During the awards night, 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 included 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 Fairview – 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.