CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela -- The
soldiers of the 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID,PA) based in this
town has planted a total of 3,000 forest and fruit bearing trees in a remote
village of San Mariano.
Sergeant Jake Lopez from the 5ID, PA, civil military
operations battalion, said the planted trees was a joint activity of the Phil.
Army, PENRO-Isabela, the local government unit of San Mariano and barangays
officials of Casala.
Lopez said this tree planting activity is in support to the
national government’s National Greening Program (NGP).
He said army soldiers are not only mandated to secure the
sovereignty of the country and defend the territorial waters against invaders
but also help in government’s development programs and projects and disaster
preparedness and mitigation efforts.
He said the army will continue planting more trees in its
area of operations to help the government meet its target to plant 1.5 billion
trees nationwide.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=819907
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