Iloilo to turn off plaza lights for Earth Hour on March 28

MANILA, Philippines — Iloilo City will join millions of Filipinos in calling for action against global warming by switching off all plaza lights for one hour at 8:30 p.m. of March 28. Online news site The News Today (www.thenewstoday.info) reported that Mayor Jerry Treñas noted the city has six plazas in each of its six districts. The city government also encouraged other sectors to join in the symbolic activity by turning off their signage lights or some of their facilities as their businesses will allow. He also urged communities to switch off lights in their households at that particular hour. Earlier, the mayor received a letter from Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes and World Wildlife Fund–Philippines CEO and Vice-chairman Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan to join Earth Hour. Reyes and Tan said Earth Hour is a "major call to action for every individual, government and business to act and ensure a sustainable future." “Earth Hour is a message of hope and action. We can fight global warming if we all act together," they said. - GMANews.TV