Samar’s accomplishment to NGP commitment reaches 88%

By NINFA B QUIRANTE, PIA Samar
November 25, 2011

CATBALOGAN CITY –  Samar’s accomplishment to its commitment to this year’s National Greening Program (NGP) has reached 88% as of November 15, 2011.

This was bared by the Samar Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office Information Officer Melyn Godin during a meeting of the provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (SMED).

This was affirmed by the PENR Officer himself, Mr Elpedio Simon in a subsequent interview.

PENRO Simon had another better news. “The people’s organizations implementing the tree planting have committed that they will be able to accomplish 100% before the end of the year,” Simon said.

The NGP is embodied in Executive Order Number 26 where the Aquino government is committed to plant some 1.5 billion trees until 2016 to give livelihood opportunities and to mitigate the effects of climate change.

PENRO Simon said of the 1,460 hectares targeted for this year, some 1,295 hectares have already been planted.

These areas are found in the towns of Basey, Hinabangan, Calbiga, Paranas, Taranganan, Gandara, San Jose de Buan, Motiong and Jiabong where there are established People's Organizations.

Meanwhile, in Catbalogan City, during the civil service anniversary, all stakeholders moved as one to plant two thousand trees in Barangay San Vicente, Catbalogan City.