DENR 6 Launches Environment Month With Tree Distribution
(From left) Director II Andre L. Ladigohon of the Civil Service Commission Iloilo Field Office and Regional Director Raul E. Fernandez of the Office of Civil Defense receive Narra seedlings from DENR Region 6 officials, including ARD for Technical Services Edgardo M. Rostata, ARD for Management Services June Melissa C. Garol, Planning and Management Division Chief Evangeline J. Regino, and RSCIG Chief Artemio Salvador C. Colacion. (DENR-6)
In a vibrant kickoff for Environment Month 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 6 launched its “Handog Hunol” tree distribution initiative in Iloilo City.
A total of 30 Narra (Pterocarpus indicus) seedlings were distributed to neighboring government agencies near the DENR regional office on P. Aquino Street.
Recipient agencies included the Civil Service Commission-Iloilo Field Office, National Meat Inspection Service, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Department of Public Works and Highways, Presidential Management Staff, Department of Agriculture, Philippine Coast Guard Iloilo Station, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Department of the Interior and Local Government-Commission on Audit, Philippine National Police and Department of Economic, Planning and Development.
Handog Hunol marks the official start of Environment Month activities in Western Visayas under the theme “Ending Global Plastic Pollution.”
“We engage in seedling distribution to individuals and institutions for them to also become active stewards of the environment,” said OIC Regional Executive Director Raul L. Lorilla of DENR Region 6.
“The trees we plant today will become an investment for a sustainable future,” he added.
The tree-giving event symbolized DENR 6’s commitment to greening and ecological sustainability in the region.
Assistant Regional Directors Edgardo M. Rostata and June Melissa C. Garol led the seedling distribution.
They were joined by Planning and Management Division Chief Evangeline J. Regino and RSCIG Chief Artemio Salvador C. Colacion.
Recipient agencies expressed gratitude for the Narra seedlings and pledged to plant them in suitable locations.
The Narra is a large, reddish hardwood tree native to several Asian countries and valued for its durability and ecological importance.
It sheds leaves during the dry season and regenerates foliage as part of its natural cycle.
Narra was declared the national tree of the Philippines in 1934 by Governor General Frank Murphy of the Insular Government. (DENR-6)
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