200 mahogany seedlings planted in hilly Pung-ol

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2016/08/20/200-mahogany-seedlings-planted-hilly-pung-ol-492738
• Sunday, August 21, 2016

By Ashlee Love Marzon (USJ-R Communication-3 student)

AT least 200 mahogany seedlings were planted in mountain barangay Pung-ol Sibugay, Cebu City recently by the Cebu Alliance of Mass Communication Students (CAMS).

The activity was held in cooperation with the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) and ABS-CBN Cebu.

“There is a need to plant more trees to secure the water supply of Metro Cebu for future generations,” said Charmaine Rodriguez-Kara, MCWD corporate communications head.

Kara said that trees release oxygen to sustain human beings, and help remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the air, thus cooling the earth.

Good start

CAMS president Mark Roland Romas said that the activity is a good start for the organization.

“Maayo gyud nga magkahiusa ta para sa kaayohan sa kalikupan. (It is good that we unite for the good of the environment),” Romas said.

The hilly site is ideal for the activity for the seedlings cannot be disturbed as they grow in the highland area of the city, he said.

The tree-planting was also the kick-off activity of TV Patrol Central Visayas’ 28th anniversary with their segment Ecopatrol, which focuses on stories that care for the environment.