Carcar City’s century-old trees slowly regaining beauty

Immae Lachica 01/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A slow but beautiful recovery for the famous century-old trees of Carcar City is gaining attention online.  The trees are one of the highlights of the heritage city of Carcar with their lustrous green…

Teacher’s winning painting reminds everyone the beauty of acacia trees in Carcar

Immae Lachica 10/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A private school teacher from Carcar City has joined the online campaign to save our roadside trees by posting his own painting of trees that line the roads of Barangay Perrelos. Jayson Laña, 24,…

Gov. Gwen visits acacia tree she planted 15 years ago in Carmen, Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 10/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The acacia seedling that Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia planted in Barangay Caurasan in Carmen town Cebu, 15 years ago is now a fully grown tree. Garcia visited Barangay Caurasan, a mountain barangay located…

11,000 signatures sought to save roadside trees in Carcar, Naga

Rosalie Abatayo 10/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — You know that you have reached Carcar City when towering Acacia trees arch over the road adding a scenic view to your trip. The city has been fondly known for the view of…

No one stops cutting of century-old trees in Naga City this time

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/04/2019

NAGA CITY, Cebu, Philippines–On August 8, 2014, a mountain climber of the Inter Mountaineering Society hoisted himself up with a rope on a century-old Acacia tree in Naga City, Cebu to protest the planned cutting of 84…

Village chief, helper arrested for illegal cutting of trees

Rene F. Alima 05/02/2017

A barangay captain and the president of the Association of Barangay Captains in Sibonga and his helper were arrested for illegal cutting of trees at around 11 p.m. on Monday at Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga, Cebu. Guimbangkoan barangay…

Duterte asks voters: Judge me by my deeds, not words

Doris C. Bongcac, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/08/2016

At 70 years old, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he was not afraid to go to jail. He candidly admitted he doesn’t go to Mass  either. In yesterday’s press conference in Cebu City, Duterte asked voters…

Company delivers fallen trees to barangay officials

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/15/2015

THE first batch of the 982  trees illegally cut down in Toledo City were turned over by the  First Toledo Solar Energy Corp. to barangay Talavera officials in Toledo  yesterday. A loader was used to transport the…

Acacia trees live another day

01/06/2015

Four old trees along the national highway in the City of Naga, southern Cebu were chopped down in 2014. Eighty-four were spared, but for how long? In the name of public safety, four century-old Acacia trees in…

Traffic seen as cutting of century trees in Naga proceeds

08/04/2014

Traffic is expected to build up as the highway will be temporarily closed to traffic for at least 4 hours when trees along the highway of Tinaan, Naga will be cut tomorrow morning. The Department of Public…

Bare roads ahead

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/31/2014

Cutting of 84 trees in the City of Naga and San Fernando town to proceed, But no more trees will be replanted by the roadside. The good news is that government agencies finally agreed yesterday to cut…

Fallen acacia paralyzes traffic

Peter L. Romanillos 07/10/2014

The collapse of a century-old acacia tree in barangay Balud, San Fernando choked traffic along N. Bacalso Avenue in southern Cebu yesterday. The tree fell around 3 p.m., hitting a passing hauler truck and injuring one passenger.…

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