Trees in the City project for Visayas

Driven with the primary goal to alleviate the global phenomenon of climate change through information dissemination coupled with the active participation of different partners and sectors of the community, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) partners with the Puno, Edukasyon, at Para sa Kabuhayan Philippines Inc. (PEP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Visayas execution of the “Trees in the Driven with the primary goal to alleviate the global phenomenon of climate change through information dissemination coupled with the active participation of different partners and sectors of the community, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) partners with the Puno, Edukasyon, at Para sa Kabuhayan Philippines Inc. (PEP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Visayas execution of the “Trees in the #pepphilippinesCity” project.

To officially kick-start the activity, a launching ceremony was held in Tagbilaran City, Bohol along with the turnover of over 160 indigenous trees on November 4, 2021 at the DENR PENRO Bohol office in Cortes, Bohol. Present in the activity were the representatives from the collaborators representing each sectors: local government of Bohol headed by Cong. Edgar Chatto, with Gov. Art Yap and Mayor Baba Yap; PCSO headed by General Manager Royina Garma; PEP Philippines Director Andrew Worsley; and DENR representatives led by Undersecretary for Special Projects and Concerns Edilberto Leonardo with OIC, DENR Regional Executive Director Engr. Paquito D. Melicor, Jr., DENR Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Charlie Fabre; Bohol PENRO Ariel Rica; CENRO Taqbilaran Elena Suarez; Talibon CENRO Officer Richard Abella.

In the continued efforts of the Department to participate in environmental activities such as this, “Trees in the City” aims to raise consciousness on the benefits of trees and the importance of urban greening. It also aims to inform the general public on the different kinds of indigenous trees and its benefits to the earth. The project targets to strategically position Philippine native trees, which are temporarily planted in a recycled plastic drum / galvanized drum, located in public hospitals, healthcare centers, public markets, and public transport terminals. Each drum has unique QR codes that will lead to the information about the tree. The City assigned will serve as the nursery of the trees up until they will reach their growing capacity within the drum. Fully-grown trees will then be transferred to permanent plating locations such as mini-agro city forests, government playgrounds etc. #TayoAngKalikasan #TreesInTheCityProject #PEPPhilippines

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