In his short speech, Mayor Dalipe thanks the participants for caring for the environment and shares his aspiration to plant more trees during his term.

“As mayor, my goal is we plant one million trees,” Dalipe said.

Various government agencies who share the same commitment joined and support the environmental cause.

According to the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources (OCENR), who organized the event, bamboo has been chosen for the tree planting activity because it has 85-95% survival rate, absorbs more water and consumes more carbon dioxide. Among other environmental uses, bamboos also help as barriers to prevent soil erosion and will improve the quality of water – which are among the strategies in the approved Management and Development Plan of the Ayala watershed and the Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) of Zamboanga City.