Cebu Capitol workers plant mangroves to mark Earth Day

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=8&rid=878791
• Friday, April 22, 2016

(PNA), LAP/EB/NOD

CEBU CITY, April 22 (PNA) -- Officials and workers of the Cebu Provincial government on Friday, April 22, planted mangrove propagules in Barangay Calajo-an, Minglanilla town in southern Cebu to mark the celebration of Earth Day.

The provincial government supported the celebration of Earth Day with a week-long celebration.

Among them is an environmental forum of the Cebu Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and an awareness exhibit at the Capitol Social Hall last April 18.

The forum focused on solid waste management and the continuous damage caused by El Niño.

The conservation and sustainable projects for agriculture, soil management, bio-intensive gardening and insurance program for the farmers and fishermen were also brought up.

Earth Day is a movement founded in the United States of America, which is meant to increase the people's awareness about the environment.

Its aim is to preserve and protect the remaining natural resources and restore the destroyed ones.

“This is more than a lifetime commitment. Months and days count. Everyday must always be an Earth Day,” said Cebu Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) head Baltazar Tribunalo Jr..

The exhibit, which ended Friday, featured various projects regarding environment conservation, and images of the current situation in agriculture, water resources and other environmental matters.