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Soldiers
of the 19th Infantry Battalion during the tree planting activity
at the military reservation in Brgy. Santol, San Miguel, Leyte
on April 12, 2016. |
19IB: At war
against global warming
By JEROME CATORCE
April 16, 2016
SAN MIGUEL, Leyte –
The military reservation in Brgy. Santol here will soon be filled with
trees as soldiers of the 19th Infantry Battalion frequent the area for
its tree planting activities.
On Tuesday, April 12, a team
of soldiers led by Staff Sergeant Christopher Cabadsan planted around
200 acacia seedlings in a vacant section of the 175
hectare-reservation.
This venture by the 19th
Infantry Battalion is a call for everyone to do their share in
environmental protection.
“Planting more trees so far
is the best practice in mitigating the impact of global warming”, Lt.
Col. Roberto Sarmiento, the Commanding Officer said.
Accordingly, each soldier is
required to plant at least 10 trees every year in compliance with
Philippine Army's commitment to the National Greening Program (NGP).
19th Infantry Battalion
records show that around 10,000 seedlings were planted in
collaboration with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR), in the coastal and timberland areas of Ormoc City, Carigara,
Babatngon, Palo, and Kananga all in the province of Leyte last year.
For this year, the 19th
Infantry Battalion aims to launch a total of 22 tree planting events
in its area of responsibility which covers the entire province of
Biliran and the northern part of Leyte province, including the cities
of Ormoc and Tacloban.
