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Want to get married? Plant a tree: proposal

By Jujemay G. Awit
Sunday, August 21, 2011

IF you want to get married, plant a tree.

That is if Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera’s proposal is approved.

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Cabrera proposed that couples who want to get married be required to plant at least five seedlings in a designated area in Cebu City.



Couples who cannot comply with the requirement will not be able to obtain a marriage license from the Office of the Cebu City Local Civil Registrar.

The couple will also be required to attend a solid waste management lecture.

The proposal seeks to encourage “greater private sector participation” in solid waste management and natural resource conservation.

It aims to promote environmental awareness and action among the citizenry.

The ordinance was met with chuckles from members of the Cebu City Council when Cabrera sought its referral to the committee on laws, ordinances, public accountability and good governance.

Some joked that they will not get married again, while another said Cebu City will lose its constituency because couples would prefer not to get married here.

Cabrera said solid waste management and ecology are serious matters.

The environmental awareness lecture will be incorporated into the pre-marriage counseling (PMC) that all couples must undergo to obtain a marriage license from the Office of the Cebu City Local Civil Registrar.

The area to be planted by couples will be identified by the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO). The same office will provide the couple with the seedlings.

CCENRO will be a signatory to the PMC compliance certificate, according to Cabrera’s proposal. It will have primary responsibility for implementing the proposal.

CCENRO officials or staff violating the ordinance will be fined P1,000 to P2,500.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on August 21, 2011. Want to get married? Plant a tree: proposal | Sun.Star

mas labing maau kung ang college ug high school students pabuhaton ni-ani. She wants to conserve and increase our natural resources, imagina pila kabuok estudyante sa tibuok Cebu sa usa ka tuig ug pila kabuok couples mu kasal sa usa ka tuig?

The numbers alone should prove convincing nga mas maau mga students pabuhaton ni-ani. This should be redrafted, unless ginabuhat lang bi para lang maka pass ug new "resolution" si councilor....

[noel_llapa]

A good idea actually, but it would have been better if they simply give incentives to those couples who want to plan trees rather than penalize those who don't.

A tree could be a very romantic and potent symbol of marital love.

[dbalagosa]

ok rapud nako plant a tree basta ako magbuot asa iplant. ibutang nako sa amo balay.

[kidynamite]

maau ni da... nya ug mag ayaw or mag buwag ipaputol ang tree

[mudskipper77]

i think tree planting in any forms and ways is a very good idea...makatabang ug salbar sa atong kinaiyahan.

[earthhomescebu]

the limit however is the area for planting...you can't just plant anywhere

[Ronzkie23]

Want to get married? Plant a tree: proposal

Some joked that they will not get married again, while another said Cebu City will lose its constituency because couples would prefer not to get married here.

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hahahaha!saonz nalang 2 mga arti kaau og sosyalize asa man sila mananom?sa bukid2x?or dinhi sentro sa cebu?.. pwede man ta mgplant tree pero kailangan jud diay pinugos na jud?di ka pwede kasal kung dili nmo ma comply ila mando. kung inaana man gani dd2 nalang me sa amo bukid magmenyo.. hehehe!

[reginakrys]

ok ra man pud.. at least makatabang sa environment.. hehe. pero mas relevant ang pagpa-attend ug seminar sa solid waste management, kay magamit jud sa pag-run sa household..

[yiennahs]

who wants to plant a tree with me?

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

ot:^ako ganahan ko, mag tree planting ta shanniey, ehehehe, asa ka ganahan mag tree planting? ehehehehe