Davao City Joins Earth Hour

Today, 3.23.13, the world unites once again to mark Earth Hour, an annual event that aims to raise awareness on the importance of saving energy. Davao City has been joining the international community commemorating this occasion and each year, a program is being held solely for this purpose at one of the city's major malls. This year, the event will take place at the Ayala Abreeza Mall to be hosted by model-actress-host Angel Aquino.

Switching off the lights and all other electronic devices even for an hour is a big help to the environment. The savings are enormous when the world unites to observe this Earth Hour.

This year's Earth Hour campaign encourages people to take up the "I Will If You Will" challenge. It invites people to take action to preserve the environment beyond the yearly March event and encourage their family and friends to do the same. 

Launched in 2007, Earth Hour is now on its fifth year. Its first year which was launched in Sydney, Australia attract some 2.2 million participants. Since then, many famous landmarks around the world have joined in such as the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, Empire State Building, Petronas Twin Towers, Burj Khalifa, Buckingham Palace, Niagara Falls, Gateway of India and Tokyo Tower to name a few.

So let's join forces once again later tonight and turn off the lights for an hour. You'll be glad you did. It's a great opportunity to relax, experience the stillness of the night and do some stargazing if you want.