The Muntinlupa City government is calling on volunteer eco-warriors to help clean up waterways and plant trees with rewards awaiting them.  It recently launched "Make Your City Proud” volunteer program that aims to address social issues such as environmental awareness through volunteerism and camaraderie among Muntinlupeños. Pepsi Cola Products Phils. recently held a river cleanup and tree planting along the Sto. Niño creek in Muntinlupa in coordination with the Lake Management Office and Laguna Lake Development Authority (Photos from Muntinlupa PIO)
“Through this initiative, we aim to harness the synergy between the local government, the private sector, and citizen volunteers to achieve bigger goals together, instead of on our own," said Mayor Ruffy Biazon. Volunteers will be given perks and incentives by the city government’s partners in the private sector. By participating in each activity, volunteers can earn and accumulate points that they can redeem for rewards in partner merchants such as Jollibee, Pancake House, Max’s Restaurant, Kenny Rogers Roasters, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and Art Fresh Chicken Corp. On June 5, the MYCP will kick off the month's activities with a cleanup drive at Bayanan Baywalk. The volunteers will return on June 24 to plant trees, bougainvillea, and palmera at the Bayanan Baywalk as well as at Weidmann, Putatan. This will be followed by a river cleanup drive along the Alabang-Cupang River on June 25. To be an eco-warrior and to sign up for the Make Your City Proud campaign, people can register at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ0vBsVsNp9u9QN7JbXfWDMPWxrHQ6FOiU4xpC92ulMoRSFw/viewform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ0vBsVsNp9u9QN7JbXfWDMPWxrHQ6FOiU4xpC92ulMoRSFw/viewform).