PH Army, NGO launch key greening program

Proponents of a massive greening program of the Philippine Army and Tarlac Heritage Foundation (THF) plant giant bamboo seeds inside the PA’s Armor Division camp. Leading the initial planting is (leftmost) THF founder Isabel Cojuangco Suntay, (third from right) Maj. Gen. Facundo Palafox IV and (second from right) Col. Charlemagne Batayola. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Army is launching a key offensive against climate change by launching a reforestation project with the help of the group Tarlac Heritage Foundation.

An eight-hectare pilot project will soon break ground at the Armor (Pambato) Division camp.

Giant bamboo seedlings are among the mainstays of this greening program.

Leading this effort are Col. Charlemagne Batayola, chief of staff of the Armor Division; Maj. Gen. Facundo Palafox IV, division commander; and Isabel Cojuangco Suntay, founder of Tarlac Heritage Division.

Support for the greening project was also committed by enlisted personnel of the Armor Division.

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