BY BENJAMIN MOSES M. EBREO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 12)—The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Cagayan Valley led a multi-sectoral Tree Planting recently in this province as part of the National Disaster Resilience Month celebration.
According to Robert Corpuz, Disaster Risk Reduction Management officer, the tree planting activity was carried out in Barangay Maddiangat Watershed in Quezon town.
It was joined by various government agencies and private organizations in the province and neighboring provinces in Region 2, all members of different municipal disaster risk reduction management councils.
According to Corpuz, the tree planting activity was done in the Maddiangat Watershed because it is a Local Conservation Area for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services based on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
He added that the Maddiangat Watershed is part of Mt. Palali, one of the favorite mountaineering attractions in the province.