Philippines: Taiheiyo contributes to National Greening Programme

Employees from Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc and Solid Earth Development Corp planted 5350 seedlings across different sites in San Fernando in support of the National Greening Programme (NGP).

Taiheiyo Philippines plant manager and senior vice president for operations, Kazuhiko Ichizawa, and Kazuhiko Soma, operations division manager, led 30 employees in the tree-planting activity that was conducted under the Environment Protection and Enhancement Programme (EPEP) started by Taiheiyo and Solid Earth 10 years ago. Romeo Gebilaguin, environment and safety division manager at Taiheiyo Philippines, noted that the company has planted 65,000 tress since joining the EPEP.

With the completion of the NGP this year, the country’s air quality is expected to improve and a reduction in greenhouse gases is to be seen, with the project absorbing 38Mt of carbon.