By Rusieljs G. Lunasco
(from left) ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Stella Fernandez with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Safety Officer and Chairman of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sustainable Committee Mr. Prim Vergara III, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sustainable Committee Member and Director for Institutional Advancement Engr. Dimpna Castigador former Iloilo City Assistant Prosecutor and current member of ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡AAI BOT Atty. Jeremy Bionat.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in cooperation with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sustainable Campus Committee joined the City-Wide, Multi-Sectoral Tree Planting Activity spearheaded by the Office of the City Mayor, last July 13, 2019 at the circumferential road along Jaro District.
Mr. Prim Vergara III, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Safety Officer and Chairman of the Sustainable Campus Committee, Engr. Dimpna Castigador, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Director for Institutional Advancement and member of the said committee and Mr. Jojee Roy Juarez, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Internet Services Administrator and Director of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ College Red Cross Youth were accompanied by members of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ROTC and ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Biological Society, headed by Prof. Analie Gilongos and Dr. Stella Fernandez respectively
“We were able to mobilize two companies from the ROTC which are composed of more than a hundred people as well as fifty-seven students from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Biological Society,” Mr. Prim Vergara III said.
Volunteers from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ ROTC during the City-Wide Multi-Sectoral Tree Planting last July 13.
130 participants from the university helped in the planting of Tapuyay Tree seedlings along the Circumferential Road. Volunteers from government agencies, non-government organizations and the academe also took part in the said activity.
“̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is very active in supporting projects that promote sustainability and environmental conservation. The Sustainable Campus Committee has always encouraged students as well as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ community to be involved in the said projects.” Vergara said.
The tree planting activity is part of the city government’s tree planting program to combat the effects of climate change.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ had the highest number of participants in the said event.