NDVNHS joins Army's tree planting

ENVIRONMENT UPKEEP --- NDVNHS teachers and students plant tree seedlings in the stretch of Awang in Datu Odin Sinsuat in collaboration with the Philippine Army unit. (PHOTO SUPPLIED – MINDANAO EXPOSE’)

COTABATO CITY ---  Some  200 different species of seedlings have been planted during tree planting activities held at the watershed area inSitioLumboy of Barangay AwanginDatu Odin Sinsuat,Maguindanao last June 23. 

The activity was initiated by members of the Philippine Army under the 3rd Light Armored Cavalry headed by Capt. Godfrey Agpawa, 2nd Lt. Gladys Kay Panganiban, S/Sgt. Marvin  Sasi, and teachers and students of Notre Dame Village National High School in Cotabato.

More than a hundred students from the school volunteered to augment the man power of the Army unit.

The tree planting activity is part of the National Greening Project of the government in the entire country to lessen the effectsof  climate change that causes typhoons and floodings and even sever heat in the environment.

Participating students promised to help the government’s campaign in preserving our environment by planting more trees.

They added that tree planting is also part of their lesson in AralingPanlipunan  aboutbiodiversity and its effects in the environment.(GLORIFE D. PINANSILO, TEACHER 3, NOTREDAME VILLAGE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – MINDANAO EXPOSE’)