With the constant effort of the provincial government to raise awareness about environmental protection and conservation, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) spearheaded a native tree-planting activity in celebration of the Month of Planet Earth with the theme "Invest in Our Planet."
On April 20, 2023, a total of four hundred (400) seedlings, 50 hills each, of Bitaog, Yakal, Tindalo, Ipil, Bakan, Kupang, Kalumpit, and Lauan were planted at the riverside of Purok 2, 3, 16, 5, 6, and 9 in Brgy. Mainit, Nabunturan town.
More than 200 individuals from the National, Provincial, and Municipal governments showed their urgency to invest in planting more trees in order to combat climate change and global warming, thereby improving communities and restoring biodiversity.
Moreover, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Presidential Proclamation 1481 on April 22, 2008, designating April 22 as Earth Day in the Philippines. On the same day, Presidential Proclamation 1482 was signed, designating the entire month of April each year as the Month of the Planet Earth.
Let’s remember that it's not only in Earth Month that we should push for climate literacy, grow trees, support sustainable fashion, help end plastic pollution, and clean up, but every day as we #InvestInOurPlanet!
(Jaynus Fernandez)
