Some 1,000 seedlings were planted by city officials, employees and students headed by Mayor Evelio "Bing" Leonardia at the Sanitary Landfill in Brgy. Felisa on June 25, 2012, to celebrate Arbor Day and in accordance with President Benigno Aquino III’s Executive Order 26, dated February 24, 2011, enjoining the country’s NGUs to implement the National Greening Program (NGP) as a government priority.
Seeds, one meter apart, were planted mid-morning to serve as perimeter fence of the landfill to counter floods and to serve as buffer to check foul odor. The Mayor had issued a memorandum assuring participation in the NGP on Arbor Day and was strongly responded. Secretary to the Mayor Moises de la Cruz, in Monday’s first launching of Arbor Day at the NGC grounds stated that it’s "the day for trees" under an NGP target to plant 1.5 billion trees covering some 1.5 million hectares from 2011 to 2016 in lieu of climate change. The hills at the CHICKS area, Cruz noted, are now mostly covered by cogon grass thus contributing to climate change. The situation is not only a problem of the Philippines and Asia, but also of the world, he said. Councilor El Cid Familiaran, author of the city ordinance on Arbor Day, stated "if all of us will plant trees in our backyards, we can addresss the problem. Hope all of us will do it." Councilor Al Victor Espino, chair of the Committee on Environment and Ecology stated that the tree gives life apparently pointing out that if we cut a tree, we cut a life. He enjoined everyone to continue the thrust of planting trees immediately before the scheduled Arbor Day tree planting activity at the Sanitary Landfill.* Negros Daily Bulletin
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