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MANILA - Manila Water Company (Manila Water) has planted and nurtured over 1.4 million trees across the country as of December 2022 under its watershed protection and management program to help fight climate change. Among the tree species planted under the water firm's tree planting activities are narra, mahogany, yakal, kamagong, ipil, sandalwood, maguilomboy, agohoy and fruit-bearing trees that can also provide source of food and livelihood to the residents of watershed areas such as langka, rambutan, guyabano, santol, cacao and coffee trees. It has also planted fishpole bamboos in Laguna province. "We also move to protect life on land through watershed protection and management programs. The company's watershed management can help improve biodiversity and contribute to carbon sequestration that can mitigate the effects of climate change," Manila Water president and chief executive officer Jocot de Dios said in a statement on Wednesday. Since the launch of its water
Carmelite nuns who prayed a novena during a nine-day protest march by Indigenous groups from the Philippines' Sierra Madre mountains are among the Catholics who have raised opposition to construction of the Kaliwa Dam.
QUEZON – Two more towns here have been declared insurgency-free as a result of a concerted effort of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Local Government Units (LGU) and its stakeholders.
Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) reported that the