BAGUIO CITY: Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevCo) last week bared that the number of pine trees inside Camp John Hay more than doubled since 1997, the year the company took over the lease of the 247-hectare former American military base. Mayor Benjamin Magalong lauded the company for its successful regreening program, which he described as a “huge accomplishment that needs to be highlighted.” In a message to the mayor, CJHDevCo Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Shean Bedi said the number of trees had increased from 250,000 fully-grown pine trees in 1997 to 602,350 in 2019. The CJHDevCo Environment Team inventoried the trees. Bedi said the program would continue, with the CJHDevCo adding a total of 352,350-seedlings and saplings to the lot. Of this number, 242,350 are pine seedlings and saplings; 60,000 coffee plants and 50,000 bamboo culms. “We are sharing this information in support of our contribution to Baguio City’s regreening program,” Bedi said.
