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Small Samar town judged one of world's most livable areas.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Vicente S. Labro, Calbiga, Samar
A SMALL, ancient town of Samar stole the limelight in this year's Nations in Bloom, a prestigious international competition, when it won the contest and also got the coveted Bursary Award of 10,000 British pounds or about P850,000.
Nations in Bloom is the world's only international competition for communities that focus on good environmental management and the enhancement of quality of life. Endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme, it is also the largest international competition for livable communities.
Calbiga, a fourth class municipality, won the bronze in the Category A competition of communities having a population of 20,000 or less. The other finalists under this category were Largs (Scotland), Maze (Japan), Killarney (Ireland), Soldiers Point (Australia), Lochristie (Belgium) and Chelsea (Canada).
A total of 25 communities around the world made it to the finals from the original 236 entries coming from 15 countries. The competition was held at Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on Oct. 3 to 6. The awarding night was on Oct. 6.
Calbiga, however, bested all the other contestants and won the Bursary Award. The award aims to assist a project supporting the objectives of Nations in Bloom, which include the improvement of the quality of life through the creation of livable communities, the exchange of good practices relating to the management of the environment and the encouragement of new initiatives.
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