THE MIND EXPRESS
ADAPTATION TO THE NEW NORMAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE:
SIMULTANEOUS MANGROVE PLANTING IN TERNATE CAVITE
LOCAL folks of Ternate cannot help but commend the recent effort by PB Gen Romaldo G. Bayting and the PNP Maritime group to come up with an activity that is timely and relevant to today’s environmental challenge and that coincided with their 32nd founding anniversary celebration. It is not easy to command participation from different cause-oriented NGOs and other environmental groups to participate on this noble kind of activity in protecting the environment. Part of the government’s priority agenda is to give assurance that our environment and our country’s resiliency and adaptation to the new normal of climate change must be given utmost importance.
The good weather on a Tuesday morning provided the huge participation of the local community in barangay Población 1A in Ternate, Cavite. After a brief orientation by the DENR representative, the PNP Maritime group initiated the mangrove planting located on the riverbank nearby. I cannot help but notice the excitement that these volunteers were manifesting just to be part of this event.
LOCAL folks of Ternate cannot help but commend the recent effort by PB Gen Romaldo G. Bayting and the PNP Maritime group to come up with an activity that is timely and relevant to today’s environmental challenge and that coincided with their 32nd founding anniversary celebration. It is not easy to command participation from different cause-oriented NGOs and other environmental groups to participate on this noble kind of activity in protecting the environment. Part of the government’s priority agenda is to give assurance that our environment and our country’s resiliency and adaptation to the new normal of climate change must be given utmost importance.
The good weather on a Tuesday morning provided the huge participation of the local community in barangay Población 1A in Ternate, Cavite. After a brief orientation by the DENR representative, the PNP Maritime group initiated the mangrove planting located on the riverbank nearby. I cannot help but notice the excitement that these volunteers were manifesting just to be part of this event.
By: Prof. Julio O. Castillo, Jr., DBA.
January 25, 2025
The government effort in propagating the advocacy of Mangrove planting specially in the province of Cavite help build awareness to climate resiliency among the coastal communities. These actions are an encouragement among other cause-oriented group in cascading the advocacy in the entire coast of the Philippines. This kind of advocacy activity is a learning curve for the newbies who are interested in propagating the mangrove. The help of the government on this kind of program will encourage further the interest of the cause-oriented group and easily will arouse the interest of volunteers. This will eventually give the participant a wide knowledge about the value of the mangroves in reducing vulnerability to climate change impacts.
Talking to one of the volunteers, Emelio T. Abais shared that; “We, as Akbay Kalikasan (AKESMI) warriors want to positively influence the members of the community to improve the status of our province. By sustaining the planting of mangroves, we are not only protecting the environment, but also sustaining the community’s livelihood and providing opportunities for future generations,” A glimpse of his thoughts provided me a notion of strength in the character of the person and a strong dedication to help promote their cause in protecting the environment.
Volunteers does not deter their interest to join the event, The Kabalikat Civicom of Cavite, the 42nd Infantry and the Reserve Command Philippine Army, the local barangay, and the other cause-oriented group was very encouraging. You will feel the atmosphere of belonging and pride in helping promote the preservation of the environment. These are the kind of grit of character we would like to see, self-sacrificing in the name of helping their community.
Considering that the huge landmass in the entire province of Cavite comprising a total land area of 142,706 and 316 barangays are situated along the coast. These coastal areas of Cavite are approximately 93,679.38 ha with a shoreline length of 122.57 km. with around 350,000 people living along the coast. The folks living in the area’s main sources of income are fishery, carpentry, and vending. These folks experience the impact of typhoons.
Mangroves as Revenue Generation and Eco-Protection.
Noticeably, Mangrove areas are sources of sea products. It is a haven for fishes, prawns, crabs, shellfish, and is best source of income by the coastal residents of the province. In maintaining Mangroves, it helps provide ecological services such as preventing erosion, shoreline protection, climate regulation, among others.
DENR, LGU’s must actively support the cause-oriented group in helping and maintaining this kind of activity. There is a great need to help prevent the degradation of Mangrove Forests. The decline of mangrove forests in Cavite is due to the rapid conversion into fishponds, salt beds and building up of settlement areas. Some settlers use mangroves as wood for charcoal – making. We encourage volunteer groups like Akbay Kalikasan as an advocacy group that are willing to extend their support in an activity like this.
The initiative of the stakeholders in helping create awareness to help survive the decline of mangroves is being addressed through the strong voices of the different advocacy groups, emphasizing the efforts mostly in coastal town of Cavite.
Talking to one of the volunteers, Emelio T. Abais shared that; “We, as Akbay Kalikasan (AKESMI) warriors want to positively influence the members of the community to improve the status of our province. By sustaining the planting of mangroves, we are not only protecting the environment, but also sustaining the community’s livelihood and providing opportunities for future generations,” A glimpse of his thoughts provided me a notion of strength in the character of the person and a strong dedication to help promote their cause in protecting the environment.
Volunteers does not deter their interest to join the event, The Kabalikat Civicom of Cavite, the 42nd Infantry and the Reserve Command Philippine Army, the local barangay, and the other cause-oriented group was very encouraging. You will feel the atmosphere of belonging and pride in helping promote the preservation of the environment. These are the kind of grit of character we would like to see, self-sacrificing in the name of helping their community.
Considering that the huge landmass in the entire province of Cavite comprising a total land area of 142,706 and 316 barangays are situated along the coast. These coastal areas of Cavite are approximately 93,679.38 ha with a shoreline length of 122.57 km. with around 350,000 people living along the coast. The folks living in the area’s main sources of income are fishery, carpentry, and vending. These folks experience the impact of typhoons.
Mangroves as Revenue Generation and Eco-Protection.
Noticeably, Mangrove areas are sources of sea products. It is a haven for fishes, prawns, crabs, shellfish, and is best source of income by the coastal residents of the province. In maintaining Mangroves, it helps provide ecological services such as preventing erosion, shoreline protection, climate regulation, among others.
DENR, LGU’s must actively support the cause-oriented group in helping and maintaining this kind of activity. There is a great need to help prevent the degradation of Mangrove Forests. The decline of mangrove forests in Cavite is due to the rapid conversion into fishponds, salt beds and building up of settlement areas. Some settlers use mangroves as wood for charcoal – making. We encourage volunteer groups like Akbay Kalikasan as an advocacy group that are willing to extend their support in an activity like this.
The initiative of the stakeholders in helping create awareness to help survive the decline of mangroves is being addressed through the strong voices of the different advocacy groups, emphasizing the efforts mostly in coastal town of Cavite.
About the columnist
Prof. Julio O. Castillo, Jr.
Former PTNI PTV Network Manager is a Doctor in Business Administration, and academician of business management and entrepreneurship, university professor for graduate and undergraduate schools, academic research author, civil servant and advocate of good governance and transparency, environmentalist, and community servant.