Environment Project

1. CDA Dagupan Participates in the Annual
KBP’s Oplan Broadcastreeing Event
San Fabian, Pangasinan. The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)
led the annual simultaneous and nationwide tree planting activity called “Oplan
Broadcastreeing” last August 6, 2016. The CDA Dagupan Extension Office was among
the various National Government Agencies and Non Government Organization that
responded to the invitation of KBP. Various cooperatives in San Fabian led by Ms.
Mylene M. Mazo, PCDS Pangasinan namely: San Fabian PCWI MPC, Aramal Tocok
FFF MPC, Angio-Taculit MPC, CENTRO MPC, Anonang Water District Cooperative,
San Fabian PWDD’s Consumer Cooperative and San Fabian Golden MPC likewise
participating in the mangrove planting.
The OPAG representive emphasize that trees play such an important role
in our environment. They absorb harmful carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere
and produce the oxygen we all need to breathe. Their roots prevent erosion by
holding the soil intact and filter water by removing pollutants. With the reality of
increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and more frequent and violent
storms/floods, increasing tree cover to prevent devastating soil erosion has never
been more important On the other hand, the CENRO staff demonstrated how to
plant mangrove or bakawan in local dialect.
CDA Dagupan Staff led by RD Jo B. Bitonio, ARD Eve Muñez and staff with
KBP Representative

2. Each participant was requested to plant three bakawan (mangrove). All in
all, the CDA and the cooperatives in San Fabian planted almost 200 plants. This
is the 2nd
year that CDA participated in the KBP’s annual tree planting program.
The CDA as well as the cooperatives are promoter of building communities
through environmental projects. This is in consonance with Cooperative
Principle No. 6 which is “concern for Community” and the CDA’s road map of
advocating 4Ps which stands for People, Planet, Prosperity and Peace.
Registration Unit led by Acting Sr CDS Edil Unson, CDS-II Sheryl Lou Fabia with
CDS-II Caselyn Generaloa SEU and Admin Aide 4 - Pedro M. De Guzman
Sr CDS Jacqueline de Leon, CPDAS Unit in Action

3. SR CDS Van Ian F. Enriquez representing CRITS/Legal Unit
Photo taken after the mangrove planting
Contributor
Jo B. Bitonio
CDA Dagupan