Eight hundred seedlings of cinnamon and udling were planted today by members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, the Upsilon Phi Sigma Fraternity, UAP Bacolod Azucar and architecture students of National University at the Bacolod Sanitary Landfill in Barangay Felisa.
The tree-planting activity forms part of Rotary International’s Area of Focus on Protecting the Environment, one of the seven causes Rotary clubs worldwide champion through hands-on community service, a press release said Sunday, August 16.
For the Rotary Club of Bacolod Central, the initiative reflects the club’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and its partnership with local government units in pursuing sustainable development projects in the city, it added.
The activity was supported by the Bacolod City Environment and Natural Resources Office (BENRO), headed by lawyer Allyn-Luv Dignadice and represented during the event by engineer Joel Vergara.
The city government, through BENRO, has launched a greening project at the 25-hectare landfill, where a recycling and recovery complex and an ecopark are being developed as part of a sustainable approach to managing the city’s waste.
Rotary Club of Bacolod Central President Roberto Aguillon said the tree-planting activity is the club’s way of doing its part to support the city’s environmental efforts.
“This is Rotary living out its commitment to service above self — not just through words, but through direct action that benefits our community and environment,” Aguillon said.
The club also emphasized the value of engaging young volunteers, such as the National University students, in environmental initiatives — noting that involving the youth early builds a lasting culture of environmental responsibility in Bacolod.*
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