Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Environment chief leads launching of Green RP Highways
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Angelo Reyes led the launching of the Green Philippine Highways Project here in the region Tuesday.
At the launching ceremony held at the Davao Convention Center, Reyes urged the community to take part in this project, which aims to undertake massive tree planting, maintenance and protection along the Pan-Philippine Highway, Manila North Road, and West Nautical Highway.
The Pan-Philippine Highway covers 2,176.4 kilometers of road from Laoag City to Davao City. The Manila North Road, meanwhile, covers 439.2 kilometers from Laoag City to Manila. The West Nautical Highway on the other hand covers 823.9 kilometers from Batangas to Zamboanga Sibugay.
In Southern Mindanao region, the project will cover 68 kilometers in Compostela Valley, 24.2 kilometers in Davao del Norte, and 14 kilometers in Davao City. The total kilometers covered by the project is 3,439.5 kilometers.
Reyes told Dabawenyos who attended the launching that environmental protection is not a monopoly of the DENR but rather a responsibility of every member of the society.
To strengthen public concern towards environmental protection, DENR adopted this new philosophy on shared responsibility through social mobilization.
The Green Philippine Highways Project involves maximum participation from all sectors of the society by establishing a green chain along the national highways. (BOT)
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