CALAMBA CITY, Laguna– Calamba City on Monday marked its 23rd year of cityhood marked by accomplishments and milestone including being ranked as sixth in Southeast Asia to have the cleanest air and topping the list of Philippine cities with cleaners air.
Mayor Roseller Rizal summed up the achievements of his administration over the past two years as a testament of good governance and effective public service. In an interview with Manila Standard, he stressed the importance of collaboration in maintaining the inclusivity, sustainability, and progress of Calamba City.
“I am truly blessed with good people helping the city of Calamba to be better. Let us work together as Lagunenyos, leaders, and citizens,” he said.
Resources, Rizal said, should be used wisely to protect the environment and create a better future for incoming generations.
He said innovation can also fuel the city’s growth, entrepreneurship, and education. He assured that the increasing city’s income would enable the local government to expand public services.
Calamba is the top among the three cities in the Philippines that ranked among the cleanest in terms of air pollution levels in Southeast Asia, according to a 2023 international report on air quality.
The Swiss air-monitoring company IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report provides a global review of air quality, citing PM2.5 air quality data from 7,812 cities spanning 134 countries, regions, and territories for 2023.