AKLANON PROUD

by Darwin T. Tapayan The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO) –Aklan continues on preparing and planting activities to meet the National Greening Program (NGP) target area of 1,414.00 hectares all over the province this year 2016. At the end of July 2016, PENRO-Aklan reported that they already planted 991.00 has. equivalent to 70% of the yearly target. Covering 2011 to 2015, PENRO-Aklan has planted 6, 346.70 has. of forestland areas with 4.1 million seedlings in 60 barangays within 15 municipalities. This is equivalent to .27% of the National Goal in planting of 1.5 billion seedlings and .42% in 1.5 mil. has.  for the five-year period of implementation of NGP. In this period of the project, PENRO-Aklan prevalent commodities of NGP plantation were timber, indigenous,fuel wood, cacao, coffee, fruit trees, bamboo, mangrove, rubber and urban greening. According to the report, eleven municipalities with upland areas have planted 6, 184.00 has. with 3, 250, 983 see...

by Darwin T. Tapayan Gov. Florencio Miraflores (right) commending the honest act of Tay Poldo, (left) a utility worker in provincial hospital. He was given the certificate of recognition by the governor together with the chief of hospital Dr. Paul Macahilas (center). Photo by Archie Hilario Gov. Florencio Miraflores awarded an honest utility worker of Dr. Rafael S. Tumbukon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) making him as permanent employee from being a job order. Leopoldo “Poldo” or “Polding” Martinez Jr., 52 years old never expected this award after he honestly returned back the found lost wallet at the Out Patient Department area of the hospital on Sept. 3, Saturday. Tay Poldo said that found this brown wallet on a chair while cleaning on the area around 6:00am and immediately surrendered it to the hospital’s head of security without even opening it. On the following day, it was claimed by the owner identified himself as Richard Urios Rico Sr., legal age, a ship captain and resident...