April 20, 2010
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Kids to plant mangroves
Rants
Tomorrow, the day before Earth Day, Kid Stuff (that's the section I'm handling in a local paper) and the Lifestyle sections of The FREEMAN, a local paper in Cebu City, Philippines, will be bringing 15 kids to nearby Olango Island to plant mangroves and to learn about the importance of the island in the world's bird population.
Olango Island, you see, is a resting or refueling place for migratory birds from Siberia, Northern China and Japan en route to Australia and New Zealand. In 1992, President Corazon Aquino signed Presidential Proclamation 903 establishing a bird sanctuary in the 920-hectare wetland where birds are known to frequent. There are at most 97 kinds of birds in the island, 48 of which are migratory.
Birds commonly found, according to wikipedia, are the Chinese Egrets, Asiatic Dowitchers, Eastern Curlews, Plovers, Sandpipers, Black-Tailed Godwit and Red Knot.
This alone tells us how important a healthy coast ecosystem is, especially the presence of a healthy mangrove forest.
Mangroves, you see, serves as the breeding ground for fishes. This would then help feed the birds that would pass by the island to refuel.
Tomorrow, 15 kids would learn the importance of mangroves and our role in helping protect this very important site of biodiversity.
Of course, I have to thank our sponsors who were more than willing to support us with this project. First is Georich Livelihood and Learning Foundation, Inc., who gave us the money and the inspiration to start the project. And then there's Islands Group, Islands Banca Cruises, and Islands Souvenirs who gave us shirts for the kids and of course, the means to go to the island. McDonalds will provide our breakfast, and Shakey's for the lunch. The Rotaract Club of Cebu South will provide us the snacks.
Prosel Pharma gave some vitamins for the kids, while Plantation Bay Resort and Spa gave us a bus to bring us to Galapagos Wharf where we were picked up by Islands Banca Cruises. Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, on the other hand, lent us their pink jeepney for our transportation back to The FREEMAN office.
The FREEMAN Foundation gave lots of support, including shorts for the kids as well as some materials and supplies.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources gave us the mangrove propagules and Ocean Care provided guidance and support.
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I can't wait for the morning to come. More pics for you friends!
Comments (14)
Have fun with the kids! And don’t forget to take lots of photos.
That's pretty cool!
go, go, kids! i'll be forever a fan to whoever protects, preserves and takes care of mother earth.
can't wait to see the pics.
btw, i remember mangroves were used to schools as their christmas tree because of it's many branches and there's this delicacy (was it a worm?) that can only be found on dead branches of mangroves. it was even featured in tv.
hurray for earth day!
@RestlessButterfly - yey! it was super... have to get photos from our photographer still
have one already posted here though... it appeared in the frontpage of our paper today... the main pic of the day... yehey!
@hesacontradiction - hey, i miss you
thanks thanks
@Renatojr3 - yep, its called tamilok... its in one of my posts here... i forgot the date hehehe... hurray to Mother Earth!
That sounds exciting! Keep us updated! And more pics!
@RestlessButterfly Since when you had your plastic surgery? I don't recognise you anymore. You look more Chinese than Iban now.
@tribong_upos - Congrats!!!
@RestlessButterfly - thank you thank you... you had plastic surgery? hehe well, your beautiful as ever...
@Reckless@mancouch - soon, i will steal the pics from our photographer and post it here
Don’t believe a gossip. Gossip will blindside and shadowed your judgment especially the wild gossip from the total strangers especially when the strangers who never meet or comes face to face in the real live.
Seems that our Xanga paparazzi Reckless@mancouch) had been busy following and stalking me around. Hope his effort worthy. As for me I’m a lover not a fighter and I don’t have extra time to entertain this kind of accusation or whatsoever things they write about me on the blogs.
PS: Ric, you should use slutty picture as profile picture (as I did) to get attention and many comments (as I did).
Lalala.... life is good and it's good to be alive.
@RestlessButterfly - hahaha, rez, you are so funny... he probably said it as a joke
*hugs* your beautiful and you don't need any alteration whatsoever... 
would love to meet you in person one of these days 
@tribong_upos - Actually I've been thinking about visiting your country since last year, and if I carry-on with my plan, you're one of my 'Must Meet' list.
@RestlessButterfly - oh i just can't wait
go! go! go!
@tribong_upos - I'll really think about it after I back from my hometown for Gawai Dayak celebration this June.
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