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Apl.de.Ap shares Cagayan Valley is next site for his agroforestry program

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Apl.de.Ap announced the next location for his agroforestry program.</p><p>In an Instagram post, the Black Eyed Peas member revealed that he recently visited Cagayan Valley as he geared up on launching the program in the area this year.</p><p>&quot;Had a great time visiting Cagayan Valley and seeing one of the first sites this year for our large-scale agroforestry program,&quot; he relayed.</p><p>Apl.de.Ap relayed that the program in Cagayan Valley aims to expand the watershed initiatives there.</p><p>&quot;Excited to expand on Alcala&#x27;s watershed efforts and their understanding of the need for farmers to be able to live off the land and act as the frontline defenders in a climate shifting planet. Celebrated the Lunar New Year by seeing the Callao Caves and a town devastated by recent typhoons in need of mangroves,&quot; the singer said.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU7FUJvE2XP/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A9540734%2C%22ls%22%3A9141871.69999981%2C%22le%22%3A9141876.799999714%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1104" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Fans online were quick to react to the singer&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;Thank you Apl.de.Ap for your work and effort in helping the Philippines. You are an inspiration to many. God bless you more,&quot; one fan said.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for always remembering the motherland, @apldeap. You truly are an inspiration 🇵🇭🙏❤️,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/10/17/apl-de-ap-begins-project-of-planting-100-million-coconut-trees-in-laguna-1503" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Apl.de.Ap begins project of planting 100 million coconut trees in Laguna</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>Back in October 2025, Apl.de.Ap started his initiative of planting 100 million coconut trees in Liliw, Laguna as part of his agroforestry program.</p><p>In an article he published on GMA News in December 2025, the singer remarked that he aims to plant 380 million trees in the Philippines for his national-scale agroforestry program.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s about planting 380 million chances. 380 million possibilities. 380 million reasons for Filipinos to stay rooted in their own land while still reaching the world,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>The Filipino-American singer added: &quot;Because a coconut tree—though it lives only 30 years—gives us something special. It produces endlessly. It powers a zero-waste economy. Food, water, lumber, charcoal, fiber, sugar, oil—every part of it contributes to prosperity. And when those products become world-class, they create pathways that keep families together.&quot;</p>

<p>Apl.de.Ap aims to plant 380 million trees in the Philippines for his national-scale agroforestry program.</p>

Apl.de.Ap aims to plant 380 million trees in the Philippines for his national-scale agroforestry program.