๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ โ Over 5,000 trees seedlings were planted in Soccsksargen Region in a massive greening efforts on June 23 to June 25 led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 12 in celebration of this yearโs Philippine Arbor Day.
According to the reports from DENR-12 regional and field office, the nationwide tree growing activity resulted to the planting of 5,120 various species of trees seedlings like bamboo, narra, molave, lauan, fruits, and other species in identified planting sites across the Region 12. Nine hundred ten (910) of these seedlings were planted in Cotabato Province; 860 in Sarangani Province; 2,200 in South Cotabato; and 1,150 in Sultan Kudarat Province.
DENR-12 Regional Executive Director (RED) Atty. Felix S. Alicer said that the main objective of the Arbor Day is to convey the message and to rally everyone the importance of planting trees.
โThere is really a need to protect the environment and everyone should take his or her part. Arbor Day is one of the activities wherein we can send the message to the public to join us in protecting and conserving the environment,โ he said.
More than 1,000 participants from the DENR-12 regional and field offices, partner government agencies and local government units, peopleโs organizations, private sector, academe, groups, and other concerned stakeholders in Region 12 took part in this yearโs Arbor Day celebration. (With reports and photos from DENR-12 field offices) | ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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