In interviews, he asserted that he has been in Compostela Valley since late June to carry out a six-month resource mapping to develop a reforestation program with the aim of rehabilitating the areas devastated by typhoon Pablo in December 2012. Gargar said his research effort is in coordination with the Panalipdan environmental group and the Balsa Mindanao disaster relief network.
Sa mga panayam, iginiit niyang siya ay nasa Compostela Valley noon pang huling bahagi ng Hunyo upang magsagawa ng pagmamapa para makapagbalangkas ng programa para sa reporestasyon sa layuning muling buhayin ang mga lugar na winasak ng bagyong Pablo noong Disyembre 2012.