BALANGA CITY – The city government over the weekend planted more than 6,000 seedlings of various forest trees along the river banks in this provincial capital to lessen soil erosion and flooding.
Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III led the “Alay Tanim” program in barangays Cupang Proper and Central and Hacienda Lourdes. “Tuloy-tuloy ang ating programa sapagka’t napakahalaga ng pangangalaga sa kalikasan,” the mayor said.
The program has for the theme “Ika-apat na Yugto ng Sama-samang Pagtatanim ng mga Handog ng Buhay”.
Aside from employees and officials of the city government, barangay officials and employees of the Philippine Red Cross (Bataan chapter), Jollibee and Galeria Victoria and members of the Philippine Army joined in the tree-planting.
