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PHL sends delegates to intl tree-planting event in Japan


Philippine embassy officials in Tokyo represented the country in an international tree-planting event at Mt. Fuji in Japan last week. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the Philippine embassy delegation was the biggest among the embassies that joined the tree-planting. "The 21-man delegation led by Consul Christian L. De Jesus, who represented Ambassador Manuel M. Lopez, was composed of home-based personnel, their families and local hires," the DFA said in a news release posted on its website on Wednesday. The group that led the event last June 4 was the Organization for Industrial Spiritual and Cultural Advancement International (OISCA), a Japanese non-governmental organization. Aside from planting trees, the Philippine delegation also took part in securing two-year-old plants with plastic wire fencing to protect the plants from stray animals. Members of the local forestry cooperative and OISCA personnel were on hand to assist the participants. Since 2007, OISCA has been collaborating with the Tokyo Electric Power Co. to restore the natural environment at the halfway site towards Mt. Fuji's summit by planting multiple indigenous species of trees. "Because 2011 is the International Year of the Forest, OISCA decided to invite Tokyo-based diplomats to participate in this yearly event," the DFA said. OISCA is known for its grassroots projects promoting environmentally sustainable development both in Japan and in developing countries including the Philippines. - VVP, GMA News

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