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Published April 18, 2021, 8:55 AM
BACOLOD CITY – Environmentalists and various sectors recently staged a silent protest to denounce the cutting of 26 fully-grown trees to give way to a P32-million road project.
FOR THE ROAD. Environmentalists place notes atop what was left of one of 26 trees that was cut by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The government agency in Bacolod was paving the way for one of their road projects in the city. (Contributed Photo)
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Bacolod head District Engineer Jaime Javellana said they were able to get an authorization from the Department of Environment of Natural Resources (DENR) to cut 35 trees to give way for ongoing projects which included the improvement of sidewalk and installation of streetlights from the Bacolod public plaza to the Old Bacolod airport.