Progress comes with a great price.
In the case of Pampanga, that price is 1211 innocent lives. As of yesterday, 82 trees have already been cut along MacArthur Highway in the City of San Fernando. Within the span of 120 days, the entire stretch of Apalit to San Fernando will be rid of 1211 trees. Those which have a diameter of 25 centimeters or less, about 370 trees, will be earth balled.
Atsing Ces Yumul has this to say:
“With that data, multiply each tree at the minimum value of Php1.5 million.
It takes ten (10) adult trees to produce oxygen to burn 3.7 liters of gasoline (carbon monoxide) spewed by a vehicle daily.
When all these trees are slaughtered, what will DENR and DPWH use in replacement to counter the fumes from their projected thousands of vehicles to come our local roads? In the name of progress!”
If you’ve seen Punto Central Luzon lately, photos taken by Tito Bong Lacson of the sad and hapless state of our trees in the community have been making the front page.
But I do hope that our shared lament will not render us inactive and hopeless.
If you’ve passed by Baliti lately our local artists have painted human figures on the tree trunks to remind us, especially DPWH, that they are killing living things.
In spite of the efforts of our city officials to save these trees from mass murder, the national government has pushed on with their plans to widen our roads. As if we all need more air pollution from vehicles at this moment when carbon dioxide absorbing-trees have been cut off.
As a collective stand against this monstrous atrocity, our local community of artists, musicians, cultural workers and advocates will be gathering on July 17, 2009, 7 o’clock in the evening, at the Kalinangan Telabastagan along MacArthur Highway in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, for an art jam and concert.
Various individuals will share their talent and lend their voices to the silent witnesses of our community’s past, the trees, which we strive to save not for our selves but for the future generations.
Thank you so much to those who have been very generous with their time, effort and resources: Bin Bondoc, Harvey Quiwa, Cecille Yumul, Don De Dios, Oji Salamt, Benny Guintu, Nash David, Rey Pineda, Robert Odejar, Kenneth Macapugay, Dindi Guzon, Jake Abella, Francis David of Istukas Over Disneyland, Vernon Nuguid, Gary Salas, Jason Laxamana, Ara Muna, Noe Fernando, Krishna Mae Muli, Discrepancies (Eliver Sicat, James Cayanan, Jonas Domingo, Alvin Condes), Friday Prayers (Jaybee, Jude, Botong, Paul, Chester), More Than Linda (Ox, Yay, Alvin, Jentsen), Bong Punzalan, Edille Paras, Poy Acervo and Sindalan Artists, Kalinangan Telabastagan and countless other artists and advocates who have been very supportive of this endeavor!
Thank you so much to Coun. Jimmy Lazatin, Coun. Reden Halili, and Coun. Ruping Dumlao of San Fernando, tita Jeng Bonifacio of Life Long Agua, tito Boy Pacla of Pacla Hydraulics, Coun. Jon Juico of Minalin, tito Tom Pangilinan of Zesto Cola, Tita Conching David of Aling Conching’s Delicacies, tita Deng and tito Ben Escasa of Aslag Kapampangan, tita Myrna Manabat of the CSFP Agriculture Office, tito Fer Caylao, tito Jovi De Leon and Ria Navarro of Sunstar Pampanga, Joey Pavia and Joey Aguilar of Punto Central Luzon.
We hope to see you all on Friday at Kalinangan Telabastagan! Together we could still save some of our trees, the last ones standing, for our future if not for ourselves.
In the case of Pampanga, that price is 1211 innocent lives. As of yesterday, 82 trees have already been cut along MacArthur Highway in the City of San Fernando. Within the span of 120 days, the entire stretch of Apalit to San Fernando will be rid of 1211 trees. Those which have a diameter of 25 centimeters or less, about 370 trees, will be earth balled.
Atsing Ces Yumul has this to say:
“With that data, multiply each tree at the minimum value of Php1.5 million.
It takes ten (10) adult trees to produce oxygen to burn 3.7 liters of gasoline (carbon monoxide) spewed by a vehicle daily.
When all these trees are slaughtered, what will DENR and DPWH use in replacement to counter the fumes from their projected thousands of vehicles to come our local roads? In the name of progress!”
If you’ve seen Punto Central Luzon lately, photos taken by Tito Bong Lacson of the sad and hapless state of our trees in the community have been making the front page.
But I do hope that our shared lament will not render us inactive and hopeless.
If you’ve passed by Baliti lately our local artists have painted human figures on the tree trunks to remind us, especially DPWH, that they are killing living things.
In spite of the efforts of our city officials to save these trees from mass murder, the national government has pushed on with their plans to widen our roads. As if we all need more air pollution from vehicles at this moment when carbon dioxide absorbing-trees have been cut off.
As a collective stand against this monstrous atrocity, our local community of artists, musicians, cultural workers and advocates will be gathering on July 17, 2009, 7 o’clock in the evening, at the Kalinangan Telabastagan along MacArthur Highway in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, for an art jam and concert.
Various individuals will share their talent and lend their voices to the silent witnesses of our community’s past, the trees, which we strive to save not for our selves but for the future generations.
Thank you so much to those who have been very generous with their time, effort and resources: Bin Bondoc, Harvey Quiwa, Cecille Yumul, Don De Dios, Oji Salamt, Benny Guintu, Nash David, Rey Pineda, Robert Odejar, Kenneth Macapugay, Dindi Guzon, Jake Abella, Francis David of Istukas Over Disneyland, Vernon Nuguid, Gary Salas, Jason Laxamana, Ara Muna, Noe Fernando, Krishna Mae Muli, Discrepancies (Eliver Sicat, James Cayanan, Jonas Domingo, Alvin Condes), Friday Prayers (Jaybee, Jude, Botong, Paul, Chester), More Than Linda (Ox, Yay, Alvin, Jentsen), Bong Punzalan, Edille Paras, Poy Acervo and Sindalan Artists, Kalinangan Telabastagan and countless other artists and advocates who have been very supportive of this endeavor!
Thank you so much to Coun. Jimmy Lazatin, Coun. Reden Halili, and Coun. Ruping Dumlao of San Fernando, tita Jeng Bonifacio of Life Long Agua, tito Boy Pacla of Pacla Hydraulics, Coun. Jon Juico of Minalin, tito Tom Pangilinan of Zesto Cola, Tita Conching David of Aling Conching’s Delicacies, tita Deng and tito Ben Escasa of Aslag Kapampangan, tita Myrna Manabat of the CSFP Agriculture Office, tito Fer Caylao, tito Jovi De Leon and Ria Navarro of Sunstar Pampanga, Joey Pavia and Joey Aguilar of Punto Central Luzon.
We hope to see you all on Friday at Kalinangan Telabastagan! Together we could still save some of our trees, the last ones standing, for our future if not for ourselves.
