Advocacy for environment protection through intensive tree-planting activities have become a convergence initiative  in the Third District, as the Office of Cong. Albee spearheaded tree-growing projects all throughout his second term.

            A total of 113,500 fruit-bearing, forest trees and bamboo seedlings procured with the assistance of the Department of Natural Resources (DENR)  have been planted by volunteers from both the government and private sector, working side by side in upland barangays in  Murcia, Talisay, Silay, E.B. Magalona and Victorias.

Sitio Ronil Farmers Association, and members of the EB Magalona PNP and the Gawahon Army Detachment Group were among the volunteers in the tree planting activity held in Sitio Ronil, Barangay San Isidro, EB Magalona. The office of Mayor Marvin Malacon provided assistance to the project. See gallery

            The tree-growing projects are part of the National Greening Program (NGP), a massive reforestation effort implemented nation-wide from 2011-2016, as mandated by President Aquino in his Executive Order No. 26.

            NGP is  a climate change mitigation strategy that also provides alternative livelihood activities for marginalized families in the countryside.

            Among volunteer groups tapped for support and participation are the city and municipal government employees,  Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, Bureau of Jail and Management Penology, public schools, Boy Scouts, Alternative Learning System classes, barangay officials and tanods, barangay health workers, Bantay Bukid and farmers groups.*