LUBAO, Pampanga – Some 480 propagules of kawayang tinik, kawayang kiling, and yellow bamboos were planted in a 3-hectare land along the Porac-Gumain River here by the Local Government Unit of Lubao, in cooperation with the Philippine Bamboo Inc. and Insular Foundation.
Mayor Esmeralda G. Pineda, Philippine Bamboo Inc. President Ed Manda, and Tere Melad of Insular Foundation spearheaded the bamboo planting activity at Sta. Catalina, Lubao.
According to Engr. Danilo Aquino, Municipal Planning and Development Officer, bamboo planting is one of the local government’s initiative to provide livelihood to communities from bamboo crafts and products.
Councilor Edgar Dabu, Committee on Environmental Protection Chairman, Liga ng mga Barangay President Roland Sibug, barangay captains, and personnel from MPDC, Materials Recovery Facility, Lubao Bamboo Hub, PH Bamboo Inc. and Insular Foundation participated in the said planting activity.
