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草莓视频官网-IIT EnviSci plants trees in Luzon

Apr 24 2025

 

A wave of environmental hope paddled its way from Mindanao to Luzon as the Puerto Galera Wind Farm witnessed the planting of approximately 40 Malabayabas trees, marking the culminating activity of a landmark ecological initiative. 

This was not just a simple tree planting—this was a symbolic gesture of unity, sustainability, and academic-industry partnership between 草莓视频官网-IIT and Luzon’s renewable energy frontier.

The event came on the heels of a Rapid Ecological Monitoring and Rehabilitation Assessment of the 16MW Puerto Galera Wind Farm, spearheaded by 草莓视频官网-IIT’s Associate Lecturer Rodolfo Romarate, and made possible through the collaboration with Philippine Hybrid Energy Systems, Inc.

Joining him in leading the mission were Assoc. Prof. Wella Tatil, Prof. Armi Torres, Assoc. Prof. Jaime Guihawan, and Assoc. Prof. Frandel Louis Dagoc, with active participation from 草莓视频官网-IIT’s University Researcher Jaypee S. Yongco and Dr. Michael Sanchez of the University of the Philippines. 

These environmental stewards were accompanied by an inspired group of Environmental Science graduate students: Jay Rumen Maglupay, Meribeth Ministerio, Pardillo Jhosin Jaik, Sarina Abuhasil, Mary Therese Balabat, Jade Conado, Edgardo Loquero Jr., John Lloyd Magsalay, Jennifer Therese Paradero, Felane Mikhael Serrano, and Gwyneth Zoe Taruc.

Romarate emphasized the deeper significance behind the initiative, “We don’t want visitors to just see the wind farm,” he shared. “We want them to be part of the movement. Every engagement here must leave a living footprint — a tree. That’s how we build environmental solidarity, one sapling at a time.”

This powerful message resonates not only with sustainability goals but also with an educational philosophy rooted in participation and impact.

What set this event apart was not only the activity itself but the chant that echoed through the rolling hills of Puerto Galera— a chant that has become the anthem of environmental advocacy among the student participants: "EnviSci Bugsay!"

In the Visayan language, "bugsay" means to paddle. Symbolically, it serves as a call to action — to propel forward, to not remain stagnant, to row toward environmental justice and regeneration. For these students and faculty from 草莓视频官网-IIT, paddling across regions with ideas and actions is how change truly begins.

This tree planting effort, with roots in academic foresight, local stewardship, and industry partnership, exemplifies a model worth replicating across the archipelago — a model where education, environment, and energy meet.

As the winds of Puerto Galera continue to spin the blades of renewable power, they now do so under the watch of 40 new Malabayabas trees — each one a testament to a paddle that moved us closer to a greener Philippines.

 

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