Reforestation, Green Revolution and the town of Sto.Tomas was given a big boost in the Province of Davao del Norte just recently.
In partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Local Government of Sto.Tomas, Cong. Lagdameo signed a Memorandum of Agreement yesterday October 20, 2009 allocating Five Million and Five hundred Thousand pesos to a reforestation project in the uplands of the town which form part of the Tuganay Watershed.
Present during the MOA signing and the ceremonial tree planting were officials from the DENR heirarchy led by Regional Director Jim Sampulna, Davao del Norte PENR Officer Ruth Tawantawan and CENRO Panabo Antonio Inguillo.
Mayor Maximo Estela, who is himself a known leader in protecting the beauty of nature with his no-nonsense implementation of Solid Waste Management in the municipality, together with Balagunan Brgy. Capt. Rufo Jedie Angco, led the presence of local officials along with Barangay kagawads, teachers and students of Balagunan National High School.
The project was well accepted by the residents of the barangay with Mr. Bernardo Labadan, Jr., the BISFFA/Peoples Organization Chairman, giving his endless gratitude and praise to Cong. Lagdameo for the project, being the leader of one of the three recipient organizations.
The reforestation project covers the barangays of Balagunan, Bobongon and New Visayas of the Sto.Tomas town and approximately hundreds of hectares which will primarily be planted with rubber trees. This is seen to boost the greening program of the government in its aim of increasing its upland vegetation that would eventually give additional livelihood source to farmers, decrease global warming, and protect even the low lying areas of the watershed from any catastrophic tragedies as observed in the recent flooding incidents in Metro Manila and Luzon inundating hundreds of lives and properties.
Pictures: Cong. Lagdameo planting the seedlings with CENRO Inguillo of Panabo in Sitio Campo, Balagunan overseeing the vast banana plantations of Davao del Norte.
In partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Local Government of Sto.Tomas, Cong. Lagdameo signed a Memorandum of Agreement yesterday October 20, 2009 allocating Five Million and Five hundred Thousand pesos to a reforestation project in the uplands of the town which form part of the Tuganay Watershed.
Present during the MOA signing and the ceremonial tree planting were officials from the DENR heirarchy led by Regional Director Jim Sampulna, Davao del Norte PENR Officer Ruth Tawantawan and CENRO Panabo Antonio Inguillo.
Mayor Maximo Estela, who is himself a known leader in protecting the beauty of nature with his no-nonsense implementation of Solid Waste Management in the municipality, together with Balagunan Brgy. Capt. Rufo Jedie Angco, led the presence of local officials along with Barangay kagawads, teachers and students of Balagunan National High School.
The project was well accepted by the residents of the barangay with Mr. Bernardo Labadan, Jr., the BISFFA/Peoples Organization Chairman, giving his endless gratitude and praise to Cong. Lagdameo for the project, being the leader of one of the three recipient organizations.
The reforestation project covers the barangays of Balagunan, Bobongon and New Visayas of the Sto.Tomas town and approximately hundreds of hectares which will primarily be planted with rubber trees. This is seen to boost the greening program of the government in its aim of increasing its upland vegetation that would eventually give additional livelihood source to farmers, decrease global warming, and protect even the low lying areas of the watershed from any catastrophic tragedies as observed in the recent flooding incidents in Metro Manila and Luzon inundating hundreds of lives and properties.
Pictures: Cong. Lagdameo planting the seedlings with CENRO Inguillo of Panabo in Sitio Campo, Balagunan overseeing the vast banana plantations of Davao del Norte.
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