Some 10,000 mangrove seedlings will be planted in Iloilo province over the weekend in celebration of Month of Ocean this May.

The seedlings will be simultaneously planted in the village of Bigke, Leganes town and the village of Ermita in Dumangas town, with each town getting 5,000 seedlings, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Chief Arturo Cangrejo said yesterday.

As of press time, some 800 participants have already confirmed their attendance to the activity, consisting of employees of the provincial capitol and volunteers from various government agencies and non-government organizations.

Cangrejo said the activity supports the provincial government’s Action for Regreening and Transformation for Climate Change Adaptation (ART for CCA).

Under the program, the province aims to plant 1.5 million trees annually, including fruit trees, in different parts of the province.

Cangrejo said the massive planting of trees will commence during the rainy season until December.
He mentioned that the “Fiesta sa Kakahuyan,” a big tree-planting activity, has been conducted every September since 1999. (PNA)