Philippine governor orders education agency to institutionalize planting trees Mar 27th, 2018   [viewed 82 times]

Provincial Governor Wilter Palma of Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines plants a symbolic tree in launching the "Zamboanga Sibugay Lunhaw nga Damgo: Tree Growing Project" on March 22. (Photo: Department of Education - Zamboanga Sibugay) 

A Philippine provincial governor has directed school heads in the province to include the “Zamboanga Sibugay Lunhaw Nga Damgo: Tree Growing Project” in their school improvement plan (SIP).

Gov. Wilter Yap Palma envisioned the project as an important step towards institutionalizing the mandatory planting of trees for all schools in the province. The project was launched on March 22, a day after his 60th birthday.

Palma led some 100 students from public schools in tree planting during the launching in coordination with Dr. Natividad Bayubay, the provincial schools division superintendent.

Lunhaw is an environmental sustainability project of the provincial schools division. It is part of its thrust to instill the “makakalikasan” (pro-environment) value among students. Lunhaw Nga Damgo is a vernacular for “Green Dream.”

The project was also in support of the National Greening Program (NGP).

Bayubay said the project aims to contribute to the effort of creating a more health-centered environment that addresses climate change.

“This project is a concretization and embodiment of our response to pro-actively care and nurture nature,” Bayubay said.

She encouraged everyone at the provincial schools division to plant and grow trees to sustain the project.

 

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