Traffic congestion along Naga City as century trees cut

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/05/2014

Traffic slowed to a turtle crawl as century-old trees along Tinaan, Naga were being cut down by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) early morning, Tuesday. Police and barangay tanods lacked communication equipment while manning…

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…

Old, rotting Acacia tree falls on highway in Carcar city; Impact misses neighbors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/27/2014

CLOSE CALL AT 4:30 AM His family was sleeping soundly when a loud thud woke them at 4:30 am. Jun Bacon, his wife and two daughters got up, thinking a typhoon had hit barangay Perrelos, Carcar City.…

Caring for century-old trees

07/15/2014

The collapse of a nearly century-old giant acacia tree in  San Fernando town, southern Cebu is a painful reminder of how time, abuse and neglect can  erode a  magnificent living tower  and cause harm to whoever is…

Gov’t collaboration and citizen engagement

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/14/2014

News of the century-old tree toppling down and blocking off the highway in the southern part of Cebu elicited a cacophony of responses from public officials. The usual “I-told-you-so” remarks that the old trees should be removed…

Traffic returns to normal; DPWH pushes for inventory of trees

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2014

Eatery owner Mirasol Bartido was washing dishes when she heard a loud cracking sound outside. She looked for her 8-year-old daughter, who was playing nearby then grabbed her and ran outside the eatery. “Good thing the tree…

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