As early as 3 weeks ago, Binangonan Host Lions Club president Jane Apostadero has asked me for trees for the Vicente Madrigal National High School’s tree planting project. I initially intended to just send the 200 trees but Jane suggested that I be there too.
I blocked my yesterday for the tree planting ceremony in Pantok Palangoy, Darangan, Binangonan, Rizal.
My call time was 2 pm and I thought I would be there on time, but when we reached that curved street in Muzon, Taytay, we wasted 30 minutes.
The traffic came to a halt and I thought there could be some accident, fire, or stalled vehicle. But none of these, only hundreds of passenger jeepneys positioning themselves to catch the few passengers, more like the EDSA buses that are engaged in scrimmage. It was a waste of people’s precious time, money (gasoline), air pollution, noise pollution (diesel engine continuously running, nag re-revolution, honkong horns and destruction of ozone layer and multiplication of my wrinkles.
We reached VMNHS at 2:10 pm, not so bad, I was late by only 10 minutes.
I was surprised, meron pa palang konting seremonyas.
The teachers, headed by Cecilia O. Celada, and the Binangonan Hosts Lion Club headed by Jane Apostadero showed their appreciation by giving me a certificate.
The Vicente Madrigal National High School occupies a sprawling 7 hectares of land. They still have a lot of space for tree planting behind the present school buildings.
The Boy and Girl Scouts headed by Teacher Roberto Abrogar, Agriculturist and sub-area chairman of the Technology and Livelihood Education
They prepared the hole, the sticks and the lagadera beforehand. They even printed my name on a piece of paper.
Students @ VMNHS
These are graduating students na (4th year), ang cute nila. I wished them good luck.
Ynares multi-purpose covered court
The teachers even prepared merienda for me, pizza and 7-up, they were so sweet. I should have brought food. I didn’t know that they prepared a little something for me. Thank you.
Thank you to former councilor Jane Apostadero, Head Teacher Ces Celada, Teacher Robert Abrogar, Principal Absalon Fernandez and to all the VMNHS teachers and students.
I’ve been a student of Mr. Absalon Fernandez, when i was in grade 2, then he became our principal when i was in 5th grade, till 6th grade, when i graduated from the school, i have no news for him, or what happened to him, then when i’m in my college, he also became a principal at national high school, too sad when weren’t able to meet when i was in high school. Then now, you meet him personally. all the things that i can say about him is, He is Really an advocate of Nature. why? because i learn to keep my candy wrapper to my own pocket since when i was in grade 2. i am only 8 years old by that time, and now I’m 23 years old…sorry for the long comment, i just being overwhelmed to read a familiar name in your blog…we were just small person, but you were able to reach for us! Thank you!, don’t forget to go to Regina Rica,but not on tuesday.