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CAFGU to spearhead planting of coral reefs in Bagac beach

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  Mar T. Supnad / 12 years
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BAGAC, Bataan-The Philippine Army’s recruited Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) will spearhead and are ready for the  planting of around 20,000 coral reefs off the coastal area in Barangay Saysain, this town after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)  also pledged support for the project.

Lt. Col. Gilmar Galicia, newly-designated Commanding Officer of the Army’s 70th CAFGU battalion, and former C.O. of the 24thInfantry Battalion, told this correspondent that the DOST provided them with scuba diving gadgets and diving masks, saying all is set for their plan to propagate coral reefs along the coastal areas here.

Col. Galicia said that this is part of their contribution to the national government’s environment program with the pledge joined by the Phil Army and PNP to pursue the environmental project.