Alaminos plants 10,000 mangrove propagules
OUR EARTH, OUR RESONSIBILITY
ALAMINOS CITY—Some 10,000 mangrove propagules have been planted and another 2,500 coral fragments were transplanted in a two-day environmental campaign dubbed as “Our Earth, Our Responsibility” at the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) to inculcate environmental sensitivity and ocean protection on Dec. 13 and 14.
Thirty divers took part in the coral fragments plantation while a thousand participants composed of local government employees, teachers, students, religious groups and other pro-environment citizens joined in this undertaking jointly initiated by Pioneer Adhesives Foundation, Inc. (PAFI) in partnership with the Alaminos City government.
Mayor Celeste leads residents in the planting of 10,000 mangrove propagules for “Our Earth, Our Responsibility” at the Hundred Islands National Park.
On Dec. 15, a Reef Fix or a coral restoration program was conducted through transplantation of healthy coral fragments back to the reef with the help of volunteer scuba divers specifically at the Mayor’s Island.
Mayor Arthur Celeste thanked Martina Spakowski, executive director of PAFI for initiating the activity that greatly benefits the city and its residents and significantly the environment and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) and Pangasinan State University (PSU) for their support.
Spakowski said, “We’re very adamant in committing 5,000 coral fragments transplanted so we will be back in January.”
He said while they have undertaken previous mangrove plantations and coral fragments transplantation, “this is the biggest so far in the city with 10,000 mangrove propagules planted in just one day”.
It was even more meaningful as about 320 surrendered drug personalities joined the activity, he added.
On Dec. 14, mangrove planting was undertaken in coastal barangays that included Baleyadaan, Sabangan and Telbang, and at Sison and Camantiles Islands in HINP.
Partners from DOST-PCAARD represented by Verna Salac and DENR Assistant Regional Director Gwendolyn Bambalan both vowed their continued support to initiatives in protecting the environment and the HINP. (Tita Roces)
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