Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur – Volunteer team members of Hedcor in Davao and its host communities united in planting 4700 trees during the Aboitiz group wide tree planting last July 19.
Hedcor, Inc., Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. and Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. employees reforested the 3km roadside near Tudaya Hydro 2 in Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur. Meanwhile, Hedcor team members in north trouped to La Trinidad and Bakun Benguet, Alilem, Ilocos Sur and Bauko, Mt. Province. All in all Hedcor was able to plant 13,000 trees in the simultaneous tree planting.
“We are one in the efforts of Aboitiz group for environmental sustainability across the country. Our tree planting activities all throughout the year reinforces our Watershed Management Plan [WMP],” said Hedcor Vice President for Mindanao Operations Rolando Pacquiao.
Species planted are narra, durian and rambotan. By planting fruit-bearing trees, Hedcor’s host communities will be able to harvest and sell the produce, thereby augmenting their income. Through reforestation, Hedcor supports sustainable development and preserves the environment.
One of the major activities of Hedcor under its WMP is roadside rehabilitation and riverbank stabilization. Each single tree planted will help protect the watershed considering that a tree can hold or absorb water, thus preventing flash floods.
The tree planting activity is one of the many initiatives undertaken through the company’s WMP. In fact, just last year, Hedcor achieved the 1000 hectares reforestation in Mt Apo Natural Park.
Hedcor was awarded with the Philippine Environment Partnership Program Seal of Approval for many years now by DENR for going beyond compliance. Hedcor has 21 run-of-river hydropower plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Davao City and Davao del Sur with a total installed capacity of 170 MWs and looking for an additional capacity from Sabangan Hydro Project in Mt Province and Manolo Fortich Hydro Project in Bukidnon.
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