DENR IX Leads the Observance of Philippine Arbor Day

DENR-IX RED Arleigh

J. Adorable plants a

Mahogany Seedling

at the regional center

site in Barangay

Balintawak, Pagadian

Citylast June 25, 2013

in observance of the

Philippine Arbor Day

while Chief Personnel

Section MilcaHuelar

looks on. (photo by

RPAO).

PAGADIAN CITY - Heavy rains greeted the tree planters as they converged at the regional center site in Barangay Balintawak, Pagadian City on June 25, 2013 in observance of the Philippine Arbor Day.

A total of 300 assorted seedlings of Mahogany, Narra and Lumbayao were planted along the road network and stream banks within the regional center site with tree guards provided by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Pagadian City.

The planting activity was led by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR IX Regional Executive Director (RED) Arleigh J. Adorable participated in by   officials and personnel from the Office of the RED, Ecosystems Research and Development Services (ERDS), Land Management Services (LMS), Protected Areas Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Services (PAWCZMS), Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) -Zamboanga del Sur and CENRO Pagadian City. They were joined by local officials and residents of Barangay Balintawak headed by their Chairperson Dionisio F.  dela Peña.

According to RED Adorable, similar activity was undertaken by DENR-IX field offices pursuant to Proclamation No. 643 Series of 2004 enjoining the active participation of all government agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations, private sector, schools, civil society groups and the citizenry in tree planting activity and declaring June 25 as Philippine Arbor Day. 

This urban greening was done in coordination with the Pagadian RegionalCenter Management and Coordinating Office and in accordance with the National Greening Program (NGP) being implemented by DENR which seeks to plant and nurture some 1.5 billion seedlings covering about 1.5 million hectares for a period of six (6) years from 2011-2015 in lands of the public domain, Director Adorable added. (H. A. Ascura/DENR-IX PR).  

       

Barangay Balintawak Chairperson 

Dionisio F. dela Peña,(right) officials

And constituents  join the tree planting

activity. (photo by RPAO)