DAVAO CITY - An advocacy group has expressed disappointment over the low turnout from among the 55 local candidates on a survey that seeks to rate their level of concern for the environment. "We have various environmental problems in our city that need to be resolved such as waste in watershed areas, deforestation in uplands, clogged drainages, fight for additional green spaces, and wetlands protection, Mark Penalver, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) executive director, said Friday. Penalver said the IDIS' Green Vote survey only gained some 20 percent feedback from the 55 candidates it invited to participate. "We hope that the next leaders of the City will tackle these issues as soon as they take their offices on July 1, 2022," he said, Eleven of the 55 candidates who responded were first legislative district representative candidate Mags Maglana, vice mayoral candidate Melchor Quitain Jr., first district aspiring councilors Luna Acosta
DAVAO CITY - An advocacy group has expressed disappointment over the low turnout from among the 55 local candidates on a survey that seeks to rate their level of concern for the environment. "We have various environmental problems in our city that need to be resolved such as waste in watershed areas, deforestation in uplands, clogged drainages, fight for additional green spaces, and wetlands protection, Mark Penalver, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) executive director, said Friday. Penalver said the IDIS' Green Vote survey only gained some 20 percent feedback from the 55 candidates it invited to participate. "We hope that the next leaders of the City will tackle these issues as soon as they take their offices on July 1, 2022," he said, Eleven of the 55 candidates who responded were first legislative district representative candidate Mags Maglana, vice mayoral candidate Melchor Quitain Jr., first district aspiring councilors Luna Acosta