NGP CTB VOL. 3

Aerial shot of the 300-hectare NGP Plantation CY 2015 to CY 2020
(planted with falcata and rubber) awarded to PO-Bayugan Tribal Farmers

Association (BATRIFA) at Brgy. Sto. Niño, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur



Published by: Loreto 1

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City
Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Tel: (085) 341-1996
Fax: (085) 341-7280

CISCO: 3900 / 3901
E-mail: [email protected]

Regional Public Affairs Office (RPAO) in collaboration
with Conservation and Development Division (CDD)
DENR Compound, Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City
Agusan del Norte, Philippines
Tel: (085) 817-1729

CISCO: 3917
E-mail: [email protected]

THE NATIONAL GREENING PROGRAM:
STORIES OF SUCCESS VOLUME III

First Published:

Copyright © 2020 DENR Caraga

Consultants:
Atty. Felix S. Alicer (Regional Executive Director)
For. Samuel C. Danganan (Asst. Regional Director for
Technical Services)
Aime P. Lampad-dela Peña (Asst. Regional Director for
Management Services)

Editor-in-Chief: Herzon F. Gallego (Chief, RPAO)
Associate Editor: Maria Catherine M. Gonzaga
(Communications Development Officer II)
Graphic / Layout Artist: Hannah Yaelle M. Morano
(Information Officer I)
Cameraman: Ian Jenn Q. Yu (IEC Offficer)
Guide: Rayval A. Lanzaderas (Forest Ranger)
Drone Operator: Flordicante P. Solon (CRFMS Technical
Staff)

Contributors:
For. Nilda G. Ebron (Chief, CDD)
For. Josephine A. Araojo (Asst. Chief, CDD)
Jholyvil C. Embat (Regional NGP Coordinator)
Juliet T. Cubillas (Information Officer II)
Regina Charito C. Ga (Communications Development Officer I)
NGP Caraga Operations Center

Photographs and illustrations copyright © 2020 as credited.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
produced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the
copyright owners.

Portion of the 200–hectare NGP Plantation CY 2017 to CY 2019
(planted with Cacao) awarded to PO-United Farmers Association (USFA)

located at Brgy. Matingue, Santiago, Agusan del Norte



For the past 9 years from 2011, the concerted efforts through the National Greening Program resulted to the
rehabilitation of 41% of Caraga Region’s 340,650-hectare unproductive, denuded and degraded forestlands. Forest
cover was increased from 684,156 hectares to 825,284 hectares in the 5 provinces here in northeast region of
Mindanao.

The rehabilitation of forestlands was not only for the mitigation of the ill effects of the climate-change
phenomena but also for the provision of environmental and forest goods and services to the local economy such as
timber, food, rubber and other non-timber products. This is also true for amplified environmental services such as
water availability for domestic and industrial uses, and protective functions of coastal/mangrove areas resulting to
among others, increased fish catch of coastal communities.

To further sustain the rehabilitation efforts and conservation of watershed areas, the resource support for the
maintenance and protection activities by NGP partner-implementers (communities and LGUs) for the established
protection forests was beefed-up.

One of the expected outcomes of the Program is the involvement of the key and critical stakeholders in the
sustainable management of developed plantations and protection of existing forests. Their engagement included
instilling to them sense of accountability on our natural resources and environment. Commitment-setting covenants,
resource-sharing schemes, technology-transfer interphasing, among others were instituted among said stakeholders.

A facet of NGP implementation is the improvement of social and human capital of the local communities
engaged in the Program. This is an on-going endeavor to contribute to the development and enhancement of their
socio-economic well-being. Capability-building activities, actual exposure to best farm practices and value-adding
processes, and institutional linkaging as exhibited in commodity value chain analysis, were embarked upon to put the
communities in economic or even competitive advantage.

The DENR Regional Office ensures that implementation of the Program is marshalled towards attainment of its
intended outputs and outcomes. Management arrangements are put in place in monitoring the implementation
progress including highlighting its success stories as presented in this Coffee Table Book.



Portion of the 15–hectare Rubber Plantation under NGP CY 2011 awarded to
PO - Marcos Calo Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MACAFA-MPC) located

at Marcos Calo, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte









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Portion of the
200–hectare NGP

Plantation CY
2017 to CY 2019

(planted with
Cacao) awarded

to PO-United
Farmers

Association (USFA)
located at Brgy.
Matingue,
Santiago, Agusan
del Norte

Portion of the
200–hectare NGP

Plantation CY
2017 to CY 2019

(planted with
Coffee) awarded

to PO-United
Farmers

Association (USFA)
located at Brgy.
Matingue,
Santiago, Agusan
del Norte





“Through the National Greening Program, our organization (PO-USFA) was able
to allot funds to strengthen our church, buy water sprays, fertilizers, trimming
scissors, and hose.” - Francisco Libradilla

Gregorio S. Tagulaylay,
PO-USFA Board of Director,
holds the coffee beans
harvested from the NGP
Plantation of PO-United
Farmers Association (USFA)
at Brgy. Matingue,
Santiago, Agusan del
Norte.

Once polished and
sorted, the beans shall be
ready for milling.





Portion of the 50–hectare NGP Falcata Plantation CY 2018 awarded to PO-Talapga Farmers
and Workers Association (TAFAWA) located at Brgy. Talapga, Santiago, Agusan del Norte





Portion of the 77–hectare Cacao
Plantation under NGP CY 2018
awarded to PO - Bugdungan Farmers
Association Inc. located at Brgy.
Bugdungan, Kauswagan, Loreto,
Agusan del Sur.





“ “I have a different approach

in handling my NGP plantation.
I decided to intercrop my

cacao plantation with banana and
coconut.This is to ensure that I will have
an income every week, month, and year.

I am truly grateful towards the
DENR and the Government for

implementing the

National Greening
Program.

It indeed changed my life.

PO Member, 60 yrs. old
Bugdungan Farmers Association Inc.
Brgy. Bugdungan, Kauswagan, Loreto, Agusan del Sur





Aerial shot of the 3-hectare Calamansi (Philippine Lime) Plantation
under NGP CY 2013 awarded to PO-Veruela-Sta. Josefa Ancestral
Domain (VESTA-ADMO) located at Brgy. Bugdungan, Kauswagan,

Loreto, Agusan del Sur













“ This plantation “
was once an area for
kaingin, however,
everything changed when

the National Greening
Program was implemented

in our area.
For me, the true
success achieved through
NGP is the change in
the behavior of the people.
We become more
responsible in defending
the environment.

PO Chairman, 44 yrs. old
La Paz Multi-Purpose Employees and
Community Cooperative (L’MUPECCO)

La Paz, Agusan del Sur



Through the income generated from the 6-has. CY 2011 Rubber Plantation
in Brgy. San Roque, Trento, Agusan del Sur, a PO-NAMATRIMS member
was able to purchase a motorcycle (photo above).

Rubber tree tapping by the PO-Nagkahi-usang
Mag-uuma sa Tribong Manobo sa San Roque
(NAMATRIMS) at Brgy. San Roque, Trento, Agusan del Sur







PO - SEACUB-MFAI Sari-sari Store
Located at Brgy. Magsaysay,
Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

Rubber tree tapping by the PO - SEACUB-MFAI at Brgy. Portion of the
Magsaysay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur 50-hectare NGP
Plantation (planted with
rubber) awarded to
PO - SEACUB-MFAI at
Brgy. Magsaysay,
Prosperidad, Agusan

del Sur

Coffee beans hanging on a
branch of coffee tree; Part

of the 50–hectare NGP
Plantation awarded to
PO - SEACUB-MFAI at Brgy.
Magsaysay, Prosperidad,

Agusan del Sur