Saturday, July 25, 2009

Grow More Trees



The tree-planting activity sponsored by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and the Kantipla Ecosystems Enhancement and Protection (KEEP) Foundation kicked off last June 27. They are encouraging volunteers to join the tree-planting caravan every Saturday until September 26 at Sitio Kantipla, Barangay Tabunan, Cebu City. It's for a good cause -- giving back to Mother Nature what she has given us.

The team (me together with my officemates) arrived at the site mid-morning today. At least 2 other companies I know of joined us. Then when mid-day came, thousands of different tree species were planted already.

Thanks to PBSP and KEEP for the opportunity!

On the way back home, we were convincingly tired, starving, and, at the same time, charged up. We stopped by every time there was something worthy of our camera flashes. The day culminated with nothing less than evermore green around, and we had found a comfortable place to say that, at least, we were on top of the world.

The downpour never ceased to save everything electronic, but it guaranteed one thing, that the young trees that so finally met the earth will eventually heighten into sturdy giants, spread their roots far enough to support themselves and save humanity.


27 comments:

  1. Good you have a photo of the seedling. Can't wait to go back there! :D

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  2. @peenkfrik: Yeah, managed to have only two pix I guess. We still have our bolos, so we'll be back. :)

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  3. I love tree planting too. thanks for visiting my blog and for the comment happy weekend.

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  4. Awesome photos Joe...thanks so much for sharing .

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  5. @Carms: Have a blessed Sunday! Thanks! ;)

    @Dorothy L: Thanks! :)

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  6. this makes you appreciate nature a lot more.. enjoy your week.. :) great site you have here. :D

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  7. @Bailey Baretto: Yeah, we had fun doing it! I appreciate that! Thanks! ;)

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  8. Wonderful photos! I really enjoyed looking at them. You are a very good photographer! :)

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  9. I hope this would become a regular program of the PBSP so that it would have tremendous impact on saving our forests and biodiversity.

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  10. @A.Marie: Wow, thank you so much! Will keep more photos up! ;)

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  11. @J.D. Lim: This is an annual event by the PBSP. They're doing excellent things for the community. ;)

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  12. great shots again and nice place. i love tree planting too and my last tree planting was in HS. I haven't visited the place since then. i love to see the place again and see how are the trees are faring now.

    thanks for the visit. i really appreciate it.

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  13. @eden: They must have grown strong enough to serve their purpose now. Someday, I'll go back to the site and see how my little share has become. Thank you Eden! ;)

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  14. I would love to participate in such activities Joemill.

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  15. Dati, meron ding ganyang project dito, kaya lang weekdays eh, hindi ako nakapunta. Pero sa bakuran namin, meron din kami tanim na puno at mga halaman :D

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  16. Great! It's cool to plant tree once again. ;D And it's right to plant new trees, coz even though it's hard to admit but we are losing a lot of trees in our forest. This is a great idea. ;D

    Solo
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  17. the pictures are absolutely beautiful
    nice pix

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  18. Such activity is really fulfilling. I have always wanted to plant trees on our backyard. I would want to grow trees to give us shade and to live in harmony with nature.

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  19. @madz: You're most welcome to come and join us. :)

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  20. @odds and ends: That's good enough help for your immediate community. ;)

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  21. @Solo: Very true and please say no to illegal logging. :)

    @Cebu Attractions: Thank you! ;)

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  22. @paulo: Sometimes it only takes one's heart to make things happen. Do what makes you happy. ;)

    @Summer: Jump in the caravan! ;)

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  23. mantabbb banget aku suka dengan pemandangan naturalism

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  24. salam kenal dari kami blogger paling pemula

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  25. @wiyono and rumah tiara: Google Translate is kinda helpful. Thanks for the comment! :)

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