The
activity, aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change, was in partnership
with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 9)- Provincial Office, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources
Office (PENRO) and Goodyear Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose
Cooperative (GARBEMCO).
The
tree-planting participants were composed of family welfare committees of five
(5) rubber-based agrarian reform multi-purpose cooperatives (GARBEMCO,
TARBEMCO, TIMARBEMCO, SARBEMCO, and ARBEMCO) and Philippine Pioneer Rubber
Product Company (PPRPC).
PENRO
Tito Gabor gave an orientation on the National Greening Program of the present
administration. He said the program is an inter-agency approach to help
mitigate the effects of global warming.
PENRO
Gador also gave a short briefing on how to plant the mangrove seedling/stems
since most of the participants are rubber farmers who are used to planting
seedlings in loam soils and not in muddy mangrove swamps.
200
mangrove propagules were given to each participant for them to plant.
The
Family Welfare Program is a non-wage benefit which aims to provide family
welfare services to workers through the implementation of the family welfare
dimensions.
One
of the dimension is the environment protection, hygiene and sanitation, which
seeks to advocate to family of workers, the importance of taking care of the
environment in order to have a clean and conducive place to live in. (JPA/CAL/DOLE-Sibugay/EGPP/PIA9)