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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Local officials, employees plant trees as good stewards of the environment

By Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan

BAYOG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, February 15 - - “Planting a tree can have a tremendous effect in our communities. It can make a great  difference in terms of human development, economic,  and environmental security.” “””

This was the guiding principle of  Mayor Leonardo L. Babasa, Jr. as he  led LGU officials and employees in a tree planting activity held last February 10, 2012 at the Glupa Gulian Agro-tourism Park, Sitio Balabag, Barangay Kahayagan, this municipality.

Some 150 regular, casual and job order employees together with employees of  national government agencies in the municipality participated during the activity. About  1,200 rubber seedlings were  planted in 2.5 hectares of the park.

According to Mayor Babasa, there are already 60 hectares planted with rubber seedlings in the park. He is set to schedule another tree planting activity on March, 2012 to complete  the LGU’s target which is to have at least 100 hectares fully  planted with trees.  

“We can be stewards and beneficiaries of the environment at the same time. This activity is not only in compliance  with Executive Order No. 26 or the National Greening Program, but for us to improve our environment and freshen our ecology, ensure clean water supply, reduce soil erosion and provide livelihood in the future,” the environment-friendly mayor said.

Meanwhile, LGU-Bayog also participated in another tree-planting activity with the theme “Leave a Legacy, Plant a Tree”,  initiated by the Bravo (Boulder) Company, 53rd IB (Matapat Team), 1st Infantry (Tabak) Division, PA last February 11, 2012 along the access road of crossing Dipili to Lantawan, Barangay Pulang Bato, this municipality.

There were 600 participants who came from LGU-Bayog, JH Cerilles State College ROTC, Bayog National High School, and barangays Depore, Dipili, Dimalinao, Pulang Bato and Kahayagan, together with TVI Resource Development, Inc. The group was able to plant 2,500 mahogany budded seedlings.

At the rate Bayog is going, the realization of their dream to plant  trees in a vast area of 100 hectares   is not  far-off.  (BAG/PIA9/ALT/Zambo Sur)

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