Soldiers of the 19th Infantry Battalion during the tree planting activity at the military reservation in Brgy. Santol, San Miguel, Leyte on April 12, 2016.
The military reservation in Brgy. Santol here will soon be filled with trees as soldiers of the 19th Infantry Battalion frequent the area for its tree planting activities.
On Tuesday, April 12, a team of soldiers led by Staff
Sergeant Christopher Cabadsan planted around 200 acacia seedlings in a vacant
section of the 175 hectare-reservation.
This venture by the 19th Infantry Battalion is a call for
everyone to do their share in environmental protection.
“Planting more trees so far is the best practice in
mitigating the impact of global warming”, Lt. Col. Roberto Sarmiento, the
Commanding Officer said.
Accordingly, each soldier is required to plant at least 10
trees every year in compliance with Philippine Army's commitment to the
National Greening Program (NGP).
19th Infantry Battalion records show that around 10,000
seedlings were planted in collaboration with the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR), in the coastal and timberland areas of Ormoc City ,
Carigara, Babatngon, Palo, and Kananga all in
the province of Leyte
For this year, the 19th Infantry Battalion aims to launch a
total of 22 tree planting events in its area of responsibility which covers the
entire province of Biliran and the northern part of Leyte
province, including the cities of Ormoc and Tacloban.
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