The activity resulted in the planting of 7,463 seedlings composed of Narra, Bamboo, Mahogany, and Bakauan (Bato, Babae, Lalaki and Piyapi) with a total of 1,242 participants coming from the Office of the Vice President, DENR-9, Department of Education 9 represented by some teachers and students, Barangay Local Government Units, Philippine National Police(PNP), PNP Maritime, Provincial Environmental Management Office, Philippine Army 54th Engineering Brigade, Joint Task Force Zamboanga City, Philippine Marines, Philippine Air Force, Department of Interior and Local Government 9, Junior Chamber International Philippines, Mechanized and Modernized Forest Nurseries personnel, and TUPAD or Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers beneficiaries in 11 planting sites.
The locations of the planting sites were at Minaog-Turno Bypass Road, Zamboanga del Norte (ZDN); San Pedro, Dapitan City; East Poblacion, Manukan, ZDN; Lamao, Liloy, ZDN; Cabral, Siocon, ZDN; Sitio Puting Bato, Upper Sicpao, Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur; Concepcion, San Miguel, ZDS; Sugod, Tukuran, ZSP; Canauan, Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay Province; Palomoc, Titay, ZSP; and Talabaan, Zamboanga City.
RED Gadot lauded this project of the OVP and assured the different partners and stakeholders that the DENR is ready to support and assist them in terms of initiating and conducting environmental events and activities within the region. (NBE/EDT/CCP/PIA9 with report and photos from DENR-9)
