The same video predicting the supposed disasters circulated in April, with the Office of Civil Defense belying the claim and saying it has no scientific basis
REFORESTATION. A portion of Mahagnao Volcano and Natural Park (MVNP) in Burauen, Leyte. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is eyeing to reforest over 100 hectares of land that was converted to agricultural production inside the MVNP. (Photo courtesy of Burauen local government) BURAUEN, Leyte - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to reforest over 100 hectares of land that was converted to agricultural production within this town's Mahagnao Volcano and Natural Park (MVNP). Negotiations with farmers are now ongoing for them to give up the government-owned lands for regrowing of indigenous trees. "The challenge is to encourage them to give up the farm since it is the source of their livelihoods. We have about 100 hectares of land planted with crops," Crisostomo Badeo Jr., the MVNP protected area superintendent said in an interview Monday. He said farmers agree that the lands they have tilled are in a protected area and not t
TACLOBAN CITY – In this pandemic, people seldom go out and explore new places. However, a town in Leyte offers its guests a unique, healthy, and safe experience closest to nature away from the noise and pollution in the city. “Shinrin-yoku,” or forest bathing popularized in Japan, is known to figh