Tree Planting in the Philippines Continues
by Jerome Carlo R. Paunan
CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) — A multi-sectoral group, composed mainly of public transport drivers from Barangay 176 Bagong Silang, on Saturday led a local tree planting activity in the city in line with the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Aquino administration.
At least 300 members of Pamato-Pilipinas Public Transport, Green Revolution Organization, senior citizen associations, barangay officials and grade school students spent their early Saturday morning planting some 400 seedlings of fruit bearing and ornamental trees in Brixtonville Subdivision, Camarin.
According to Pamato-Pilipinas and Green Revolution concurrent president Roman Domasig Jr., the tree planting in Brgy. 175 is the first activity initiated by their group with help from the DENR, MMDA and PIA in compliance to the NGP mandate.
Domasig said their group targets to plant additional trees in public lands in the entire Metro Manila for this year.
“As our own contribution to save the environment, Pamato-Pilipinas, Green Revolution and residents launched this local tree planting project in partnership with government and private organizations,” he said in his speech before they formally started their activity.
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