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| Planting tress for the future - Elementary pupils of Kinabalan, Malungon pause near their respective spots where they are about to plant trees, while displaying flaglets to commemorate the 115th-year Philippine Independence Day in Sarangani.(Winne Vergara-DENR). |
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| A tree for life - An AFP representative signs the Arbor Day and National Greening Program covenant to support all efforts of tree planting and growing in Brgy. Kinabalan, Malungon, Sarangani Province. (Winnie Vergara-DENR). |
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| Tree planting activity – Members of the AFP’s 1205th reserve command and village security volunteers led by Brgy. Capt. Romel Retuya pose for a memento shot following a tree planting activity amid the celebration of the 115th Philippine Independence Day in New Visayas, Brgy. Laurel, Malungon, Sarangani. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
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| Green Army – A cluster of 1205th Army reservists ’ plant tress amid the celebration of the 115th Philippine Independence Day, and the observance of environment month during a DENR-led planting activity in New Visayas Village, Brgy. Laurel, Malungon, Sarangani Province. (Isagani P. Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE). |
MALUNGON, Sarangani – Top provincial environment officials led about 400 soldiers, government workers, students and various peoples’ organizations in planting trees in three far flung villages as a tribute to the country’s 115th year Independence and environment month celebration, in correlation with DENR’s observance of Arbor Day and the National Greening Program, this year.
CENRO officer Elvie Lumayag said the simultaneous planting of trees in barangays JP Laurel, Kinabalan and San Roque, all of Malungon town was part of DENR’S mission to refurbish the dilapidated forest reserve areas, nationwide.
“Our environment department is now stretching massive tree planting activities in a bid to restore the country’s dilapidated forest reserve areas. This is aimed at reducing soil erosion, moderating temperature by reducing carbon dioxide (through tress) which is one of the main causes of global warming, and reinforcing the vanishing habitat for wildlife,” Lumayag explained.
She said the more or less 6, 000 planted seedlings of cacao, coffee, rubber, molave, lauan and other endemic tress will be properly monitored as it grows, by duly assigned DENR personnel. She said the simultaneous tree planting activities are part of the targeted over 530 hectares reforestation in the locality.
“We are focusing here in Malungon after it has been found out to be appropriate in planting almost all kinds of tress. So we will be expecting more LGU-spearheaded tree planting activities here this month of June, which is considered as our planting season,” Lumayag added.
Amid the ongoing activity, Mayor Reynaldo F. Constantino also sternly directed all authorized municipal government personnel, local police and members of the 1205th ‘Class Matatag’ Army Reserve Command, to maximize all efforts in preventing the proliferation of lumber poaching, ‘kaingin’ farming, and charcoal making activity in the upper valleys.
Constantino has warned to discipline anyone who will be caught of violating the said rule.
Meanwhile in a press statement, Sarangani environment desk officer and Land Investigator Wenie Vergara said EO 26 or the National Greening Program aims to plant 1.5 billion tress in 15 million hectares of land up to 2016, to address poverty reduction, resource protection, productivity enhancement, climate change mitigation and adaption, as being one of the government’s main concerns.
He said Rommel Retuya, one of the three barangay chairpersons who represented Constantino during the said event has assured the attending environment officials that the local government, in full cooperation of the Association of the Barangay Captains (ABC), is dealing seriously when it comes to forest protection in the entire municipality. (Isagani Palma – MALUNGON INFORMATION OFFICE).
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