2/12/08

UPV Memo 2008-050 Approving the The Centennial Forest Project

2/1/08

Visions For the Centennial Forest




Centennial Forest: Poject Profile and Location

The UPV Beta Sigma Fraternity Alumni Association (UPVBSFAA) will implement a tree planting and reforestation project. This project is the Fraternity’s humble contribution to arrest the detrimental effects of global warming and environmental degradation.

The project is called The UPV Centennial Forest and is billed by fellow brothers and friends as the most noble and ambitious project of the organization for the year 2008. As we welcome the New Year, we also want to make a lasting contribution to the community and to future generation.

The Centennial Forest will be located within the campus of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas in Miag-ao, Iloilo. The University of the Philippines in Miag-ao is the biggest campus of the UP system. It covers 8 barangays spanning 1200 hectares of rolling hills and beaches. However, only 600 hectares of the total land area are fully utilized.

The UPVBSFAA have bigger plans for the site. The Brothers have all agreed that the organization should go beyond tree planting and reforestation. We envision the site to become a fully functional Forest Park in the future.

The Fraternity believes that this noble project will have significant impact not just for the UP and Miag-ao communities but also for the entire country.