2011 International Year of the Forests

All line agencies of the government spearheaded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and city government of Butuan are all roads in the launching of the “2011 National Year of the Forests” Friday.

On the same day, the government agencies concerned, which is participated in by the Caraga Conference for Peace and Development (CCPD) spearheaded by the founding chair Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos of the Diocese of Butuan and former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), will also conduct massive tree planting in line with the “National Greening Program” (NGP) of the Aquino Administration in Caraga region.

Region Xlll DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) Leonardo Sibbaluca and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Carmencita Cochingco, who also chair the Mount Mayapay Rehabilitation Task, said that the launch for Butuan City and Agusan del Norte will be held at the Mt. Mayapay Rehabilitation Project at the military reservation in barangay Nongnong, this city.

By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO