In support of A-Park, Davao Light team members adopted a 500-hectare logged-over site at Upper Kibalang, Marilog District.
To date, a total of 46,000 seedlings have been planted in the area since 2011. The adopted site was granted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), making Davao Light as the first private entity to adopt a community-based forest management area in the country.
“We are very grateful of the support and commitment from our volunteers in spite of the two-kilometer hike going to the planting site under the scorching heat of the sun. The seedlings that we planted surely will bring a better future for the next generation.”
-Arturo Milan, Davao Light Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Davao Light Reputation Enhancement Manager Fermin Edillion also expressed that the regreening activity is the company’s contribution to the Billion Tree Campaign of the United Nations Environment Program. The tree planting also serves as a yearly fellowship event between the Davao Light team members and the residents of its partner community, Upper Kibalang.
