𝙇𝙂𝙐 𝙇𝙖 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘿𝙊𝙎𝙏-𝙄𝙏𝘿𝙄

The Local Government Unit of La Trinidad received one (1) unit Modular Rainwater Collection System from the Department of Science and Technology – Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) on May 11, 2026.

Mayor Roderick Chiok Awingan, together with MPDO staff and SSCP Coordinator, Ms. Sally Nabus and MENRO staff, Mr. Arthur A. Pedro & Ms. Angelica Tinoyan, attended the turnover ceremony at KM STICA, DOST-ITDI, Taguig City. The team was joined by partners from DOST-PSTO Benguet, led by Provincial S&T Director, Dr. Sheila Marie Singa-Claver.

The turnover is part of the Smart and Sustainable Communities Program (SSCP), DOST’s flagship initiative to transform LGUs into resilient, technology-driven communities. La Trinidad is one of the program's recipients in Benguet Province.

The system will be installed at the Alno Solid Waste Management Facility to provide a sustainable water source for domestic use and to support operations particularly at the Composting facility.

The LGU delegation was welcomed by DOST-ITDI officials led by Director Dr. Annabelle V. Briones; Deputy Director for Administrative and Technical Services, Dr. Janet F. Quizon; and OIC for the Office of the Deputy Director for Research and Development, Dr. Marianito T. Margarito.

In his message, Mayor Awingan 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯s 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘎𝘜 𝘓𝘢 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘥’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.

IYAMAN, DOST-ITDI ❤️

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