FedEx Volunteers Plant 2,000 Trees in Sierra Madre to Support Philippines Reforestation During Earth Month

Over 100 FedEx volunteers celebrated Earth Month through a tree planting activity in San Miguel, Bulacan. 

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world's largest express transportation companies, marked Earth Month with a community-based tree-planting initiative in the Sierra Madre mountain range, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability and reforestation.

On April 11, 2026, more than 100 FedEx volunteers collaborated with the GreenEarth Foundation, to plant 2,000 malunggay (moringa) trees in San Miguel, Bulacan, covering an estimated 5,000-square-meters. Native to the Philippines, the malunggay tree was selected for its resilience, rapid growth, and nutritional and environmental benefits, making it ideal for long-term forest restoration and community livelihood support.

One Meralco Foundation’s One For Trees implemented in the Sierra Madre Mountains

As super typhoon Karding lashed Central Luzon on September 25, 2022, “Sierra Madre” along with the hashtag #SaveSierraMadre were among the trending topics on social media. The mountain range has once again shown just how crucial it is in protecting the north-eastern part of the country against extreme weather disturbances. It was also in time for Save Sierra Madre Day (every September 26th by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 413) which commemorates the day in 2009 when Typhoon Ondoy dumped heavy rains and massive flooding in Metro Manila causing massive destruction of properties and casualties. The disaster was attributed to the continued deforestation, degradation, and destruction of the Sierra Madre mountains.

The Sierra Madre Mountains truly have incomparable importance. According to the Philippines’ Climate Change Commission (CCC), the Sierra Madre mountain range also plays a particularly significant role in Metro Manila’s major water supply demands, along with the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Quirino, Aurora, Quezon, Rizal, Laguna, and Bulacan.