Dr. Victoria B. Roman Memorial High School held a massive tree planting activity on its ground and other surrounding communities in Pantingan, Liyang, Diwa, Tanato, and Cabog-cabog from October 7-18, 2024. Angelo R. Basilio, Monnette M. Bartolo, and Alijah Louise D. Dalde initiated this campaign driven by school proponents.
Activity focused on both fruit-bearing and forest trees, through generous donations from the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) and the Department of Agriculture. AFAB donated an impressive 1,000 seedlings of Eucalyptus while the Department of Agriculture contributed 90 seedlings of various fruit and forest trees. These contributions go for making the project a success in helping to increase greenery across the school and neighbor communities.
Tree planting is a project that falls under the environment, but the above activity is more than that. It is partnership between the school and local government and various stakeholders, where the public eye shows how partnership can solve an environmental concern. The participation of the students, faculty, local residents, and external donors emphasizes community involvement in environment conservation.
With programs running through scattered locations, the project even benefited the greater community, the students of Dr. Victoria B. Roman MHS, and the people in the communities of Pantingan, Liyang, Diwa, Tanato, and Cabog-cabog. It showed participation by the community, thus making this activity a model example of people's collective action for environmental protection.
This tree planting will be part of the school's on-going Project CULTIVATE that aims to enhance environmental awareness, sustainable practices, and feeding programs with its Gulayan sa Paaralan project. These newly planted trees will help restore the environment through cleaner air, biodiversity near the locality, and preventing soil erosion in such communities.
Eucalyptus trees will be planted, due to their fast growth and sustainability in giving timber. The fruit-bearing trees, once they mature, will contribute not only as a source of nutrition but also strengthen the school's efforts in food sustainability.
As the trees grow, they will be checked annually to ensure that the project will really be sustainable in the long run. The success of the event, therefore, opens the way for more environmental activities and community participation as a shared responsibility for the care of nature.
Environmental advocacy continues to be the vision of Dr. Victoria B. Roman MHS for a greener, more sustainable future for its students and the communities it serves.
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