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PLANTING WITH LOVE. Puerto Princesa City Vice Mayor Ma. Nancy Socrates plants a mangrove seedling during the 'Love Affair with Nature' celebration on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14, 2023). More than 7,000 mangrove seedlings were planted during the event, which was suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.(PNA photo by Gerald Ticke) PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan - More than 7,000 mangrove seedlings were planted on Tuesday in Sitio Bucana, Barangay Iwahig here with the resumption of the "Love Affair with Nature", the city's way of celebrating Valentine's Day. Now on its 19th year, the event which was suspended for three years because of the Covid-19 pandemic was themed, "A Vow to Fight Climate Change," and featured 109 couples who exchanged vows in a mass wedding ceremony officiated by Mayor Lucilo Bayron. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) prepared 8,000 seedlings of different mangrove species that were planted i ....