Continuing her mother’s pro-environment program, the Ynares to Eco System (YES) to Green Program, Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares-Chiongbian led the residents in planting of bamboo trees in Baras, Rizal as part of the activities for the National Disaster Resilience Month.
Some 300 bamboo saplings were planted in the upland area of Barangay San Juan in Baras by provincial government officials and employees, Barangay San Juan village leaders and residents, members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; Bureau of Fire Protection; Philippine National Police, Philippine Army; Parole and Probation Administration, Barangay Health Workers, and the YES team from the villages of the municipality.
Governor Ynares thanked the 14 localities in the province for their continued support to the YES Program that aims to propagate the pro-environment activities all over the province as a way of helping address flooding and other disaster related incidents.
Thousands of bamboos have been planted all over the province during the term of then Governor Rebecca Ynares.
Studies show that bamboos consume more carbon dioxide and give off 35 percent more oxygen, thus absorbing greenhouse gases in the environment, providing balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the air.
Online journals also point to bamboo as the plant that helps prevent soil erosion.