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Las Piñas Waterlily Festival: Celebrating Sustainability and Innovation
Manila Bulletin
|August 06 2025
Spearheaded by the Villar Foundation Las Piñas City celebrated its 18th Waterlily Festival, reaffirming its continued commitmen to environmental stewardship, sustainable development, and community empowerment.
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A Festival Born from Purpose
Launched in 2005 under the Sagip Ilog program led by former Senator Cynthia Villar, the festival began as an effort to rehabilitate the Las Piñas and Zapote Rivers and address the water hyacinth problem. Since then, it has evolved into a vibrant celebration of local creativity
Turning Problem into Craft
Beyond ecological restoration, it has spurred the growth of barangay-based livelihood enterprises. Dried, dyed, and woven into handicrafts, harvested water lilies provide livelihood that uplift and empower local communities. With its own rivers now free of overgrowth, Las Piñas continues its craft by sourcing water lilies from neighboring cities, turning what was once a problem into a symbol of creativity and sustainable enterprise.
Rehabilitating the River System
This story is from the August 06 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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