8ID troops plant trees and donate blood

By DPAO, 8ID PA
August 3, 2015

CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN, Catbalogan City – The 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army held a tree planting activity near the newly-constructed Diversion Road at Barangay Maulong, Catbalogan City on July 30, 2015.

The tree planting activity was led by Maj. Gen. Jet B. Velarmino AFP, Commander of 8ID and Hon. Stephany Uy Tan, Mayor of Catbalogan City. Aside from soldiers and the entourage of the Hon. Uy-Tan, the activity was also participated by members of Kabalikat CIVICOM, Catbalogan City Chapter.

A total of 1,250 assorted fruit-bearing and non-fruit bearing trees were planted by the participants and it brought the total of trees planted by the Division to 3,388 trees since January 2015.

Meanwhile, 8ID in partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross-Leyte Chapter headed by Ms. Leonel Maderazo held a bloodletting activity dubbed as “Dugong Alay, Pansagip Buhay” on July 29, 2015 at 8ID Multi-Purpose Hall.

A total of 21,150cc of blood was donated by 47 donor soldiers coming from different units of 8ID.

The Tree Planting and Bloodletting activities were part of the planned series of activities in relation to the 27th Founding Anniversary of 8ID on August 4, 2015.