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Staying true to its commitment to environmental stewardship, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) conducted a tree planting activity at La Mesa Nature Reserve in Quezon City as part of the agency’s month-long 125th anniversary celebration. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan led the participating officials and employees of the Department in planting 1,250 trees […]
In a meaningful celebration of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) 50th Founding Anniversary, close to 200 employees joined the officials led by Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco for a tree planting activity at Mount Purro Nature Reserve in Antipolo City recently. The nature reserve is a product of a 35-year environmental quest of Toto Malvar and […]
Looking for an activity for friends and family for the holidays? “Plant trees.” “What better way to celebrate the message of love and hope that Christ’s birth symbolizes than by planting trees, which is an act of compassion that we do, not only for ourselves, but for others?” This is what Rizal 4th District Rep. […]
Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua expressed his full support for an order requiring contractors with flood control projects funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways to plant trees. “We welcome and fully support this DPWH order, which will advance our nationwide effort to make […]
Contractors with flood-control projects funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will now be required to plant more trees, in addition to the mandatory Tree Replacement Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan recently signed Department Order (DO) No. 238, series of 2022, mandating implementing […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday urged local government units across the country to build a “green wall” for protection against natural disasters. As Super Typhoon Karding battered Luzon on Sunday, “Sierra Madre” had been among the trending topics on social media, highlighting the role of […]
At least 800 residents in Legazpi City coming from different sectors of the society joined the 15th “Lakad Tanim Para sa Puso” tree-planting program on Valentine’s Day. The participants, who included city government employees, Philippine National Police personnel, and Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay officials, walked a one-kilometer stretch from the main road of Barangay San […]
San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) group-wide reforestation initiative nationwide has yielded 3.8 million trees since 2019 to date, even as it recently completed planting over 26,000 trees in Angat, Bulacan together with the town’s Dumagat communities. The initiative is among SMC’s major environmental sustainability projects aimed at helping address the impacts of climate change through the […]
An initial 144 seedlings of endemic tree species have been planted at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Quezon City as part of the efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) to manage green spaces in urban areas amid the pandemic. “By planting trees especially in urban […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has gained a strong ally in the government’s reforestation program after the Lions Clubs International (LCI) Multiple District 301 Philippines has committed to plant 10,000 trees nationwide during the 34th anniversary of the DENR. “The DENR welcomes the initiative of Lions Clubs International Multiple District 301 Philippines […]