Organizations Joined Baguio Artists to Create a Park
Funded by a Japanese Non-governemnt Organization, several groups joined a tree planting activity as part of a 3-year project to create Baguio Artists Forrest Park at Km. 4 Asin last Monday, September 17, 2012. Lead by Baguio Artists and the Lagud School of Living Traditions, the group composed of the Philippine National Police, One Nature One Community (ONOC), Katribu, Dap-ayan ti Kultura ti Kordilyera, Save 182, La Trinidad Shutterbugs, students from SLU Laboratory Elementary School and several online groups planted about 2,000 assorted seedlings. The park is a project of the Greenfields Network Philippines and funded by National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization, a Japanese non-government organization. The Baguio City Police Office also contributed about 400 assorted seedlings to the project. The 1 hectare area is owned by Baguio Artist Kidlat Tahimik and was believed to be a Japanese camp during World War two from the war relics previously dug on the site. Leading the pro...