From the Philippines News Agency
PIA Press Release
Tuesday, October 18, 2011INC plants 3,000 trees in Bayog
by Bernadine Astillero-Gabawan
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur Oct. 18 (PIA) – – The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in coordination with the local government unit of Bayog conducted a tree planting activity on Sunday (October 16) at Sitio Quibranza, Barangay Kahayagan, this municipality.
The said activity was participated by approximately 2,000 members of the said religious group from the 62 local church of the 26 municipalities of the province including some municipalities from Zamboanga Sibugay. The group planted 3,000 rubber seedlings in a six hectare portion of Bayog EcoPark.
In his message addressed to the participants, Dermilo R. Pascua, Tagapangasiwa ng Distrito said, “we could no longer find tress in some of our forest, we will plant trees to help our fellowmen, nature and environment. With this activity, sooner it will minimize landslides, soil erosions and flooding to happen,” He further stated that “planting trees is not only for us but also for our future generation to come.”
He said, “after seven years, the tress that we are about to plant will be harvested and it will give livelihood to the people of this municipality.”
On the other hand, Mayor Leonardo Babasa, Jr. welcomed this initiative as this is in consonance with the National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III.
It can be recalled that sometime in August this year, Pascua coordinated with the local chief executive to hold the said activity in Bayog. The ministers of the district have chosen Bayog as its host in the tree planting activity.
The tree planting was facilitated by Mr. Pablito Matias, Municipal Economic Enterprise Officer and concurrent Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office with the Society of Communicators Network International (SCAN) of the INC. (JPA/BAG/CAL/PIA9/ZamboSur)
The Iglesia ni Cristo continues to show that it cares for the environment as much as it cares for its fellowmen.
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This is indeed good news, I hope that our church will do more things like this in the future!