Environment Month in Calbayog

Earth Day 2010 in Calbayog

As announced, the City of Calbayog participated in Earth Day 2010. Among the agencies which joined in the tree-planting activities last Thursday was the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) headed by CSWD Officer Betty Jane Vergara-Arnejo.

The participants which included the CSWDO staff, Summer Job grantees, the 4Ps beneficiaries (from Oquendo, Begaho, Tinmabacan, Guin-on, Nijaga and Hamorawon) gathered at the Nijaga Elementary School where the distribution of 600 seedlings was made. They then proceeded to the tree-planting site at the Diversion Road from Barangay Nijaga to Tomalon Estate in Barangay Gadgaran.

In Barangay Bagacay and Barangay Carayman, a mangrove tree-planting activity was conducted by the CENRO staff together with some stakeholders from the said barangays.

Here are some pictures from the said activities.

Kids look on as some Bagacay folks conduct their mangrove tree-planting activity.

The CSWDO staff and 4Ps beneficiaries as they planted trees at the Diversion Road from Barangay Nijaga to the Tomalon Estate in Barangay Gadgaran.

Calbayog to observe Earth Day 2010

The City Government of Calbayog through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) will observe Earth Day 2010.

As per information provided by CENRO OIC Lorenzo Ras, Jr., the activities which his office will spearhead include the following

- Campaign for signatures in support of the "10 million signatures to improve Mother Earth Project".

- Information dissemination aimed at promoting awareness on the significance of Earth Day celebration and the call to protect Mother Earth will be conducted throughout all the barangays of Calbayog.

- On April 22, 2010, synchronized tree-planting activities will be done in the following areas:

• Mangrove tree-planting in the coastal barangays of Tinambacan District. This will be done by the CENRO and the stakeholders from the barangays.


• Mangrove tree-planting at Barangay Rawis, Barangay Bagacay and Barangay Carayman with the CENRO and the stakeholders from the barangays.


• Mangrove tree-planting in Barangay West Awang with CENRO and the Knights of the Altar.


• Coastal clean-up in Barangay West Awang by the Knights of the Altar.


• Roadside tree-planting at the Diversion Road (Barangay Dagum) with the CENRO and the City Social Welfare and Development Office personnel.


• Roadside tree-planting in Barangay Sinidman and Barangay Cagbilwang in Oquendo.

This year's Earth Day celebration is anchored on the theme: "HAMON NG PANAHON: CLIMATE CHANGE, 10 MILYONG SOLUSYON (Kilos na! Ngayon na!)"