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== | ==Hundreds join overnight trek in Mt. Matutum== | ||
*Source: http:// | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1681332658751 | ||
*Sunday 25th of March 2012 | |||
:By. Nirvana Alpha Vita G. Fruylan | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Hundreds of mountaineers and nature enthusiasts from all over Mindanao hurdled Saturday the 2,000-meter climb to the peak of Mt. Matutum during the Amyak Maleh challenge which highlighted the celebration of Linggo ng Matutum. | |||
"Amyak Maleh" coined from "B'laan words meaning “climb and plant,” is an activity that gathered environmental stakeholders for an overnight trekking to SocSarGen’s (South Cotabto, Sarangani, General Santos City) highest peak to conduct environmental preservation activities inside the Mt. Matutum Protected Landscape (MMPL). | |||
The participants conquered the famous volcano and planted hundreds of trees in the area not only to bring back the forest, which is being threatened by land conversion and also to protect the remaining watersheds. | |||
Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (PAWD) Chief, Ali Hadjinasser of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 explained the need to protect the watershed area as it supplies 30 percent of the water requirements of SocSarGen. | |||
Meanwhile, the local government information center disclosed that a “mountaineers’ night” was also held to thank all the participants who successfully made it to the peak of the volcano and back. | |||
A live band entertained the participants followed by a grand fireworks display signaling the end of the week-long celebration in commemoration of the 17th year anniversary of the declaration of Mt. Matutum as a protected landscape. | |||
This year's “Linggo ng Matutum” was anchored on the theme: "Protect our Watershed, Save our Lives." (PGFruylan/PIA-Gensan with reports from LGU Tupi) | |||
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==2-hour rotational brownout in Mindanao to last until April== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/03/24/2-hour-rotational-brownout-mindanao-last-until-april-212969 | |||
*Saturday, March 24, 2012 | |||
:By. (Sunnex) | |||
THE power load curtailment of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) in General Santos City, some parts of South Cotabato and Sarangani Province will last until April. | |||
The two-hour rotational brownout started last March 05 and will last until April 1. | |||
In its Socoteco II advisory, the electric cooperative based the rotational brownout on the power advisory released by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines saying that the Mindanao grid is on red alert status due to generation deficiency. | |||
==Tupi celebrates 17th ‘Linggo ng Matutum’== | ==Tupi celebrates 17th ‘Linggo ng Matutum’== | ||