Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso ordered the planting of an initial 100,000 bamboo along Roxas Boulevard, R-10 and other major roads as part of the city’s flood control and environmental policy.
Domagoso said the bamboo planting is intended to reinforce riverbanks and help cushion floodwaters during the rainy season.
“We are doing a reinforcement in the riverside by planting bamboo all over the banks, so it will help [control] the flood water that we’re going to suffer again.”
“We are doing a reinforcement in the riverside by planting bamboos all over the banks, so it will help [control] the flood water that we’re going to suffer again,” the mayor said.
He added that while flooding remains a concern during the wet season, bamboo growth could help reduce water levels and improve air quality in the city.
“The people of Manila deserve better things from their government, so that’s now our policy: 100,000 trees,” Domagoso said.
