Mayor Cortes downplays charges filed against him for mangrove cutting

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/29/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has downplayed the cases filed against him, stating that they are unfounded and motivated by personal vendetta. Maria Priscilla Melendres filed charges against Cortes, city councilors, and two…

Mangroves in Tudela brgy: Protecting those that give protection

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — They say that humans are the cause of environmental destruction, hence, they are also the key individuals responsible for finding the solution. In the northeastern part of Cebu, a group of islands called…

Mandaue lawyer calls case against contractor clearing mangrove area as harassment

Wenilyn Sabalo 06/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A lawyer of Mandaue City government has called the filing of a complaint for the alleged cutting of mangroves against a contractor in Plaridel Interior in Barangay Paknaan this city as a form…

Mandaue City eyes mangrove swamps as eco-tourism sites

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/27/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government plans to develop mangrove swamps that are located on its coastal barangays into eco-tourism sites, according to Sharon Mangadlao, in-charge of the City Agriculture Office (CAO). Doing so was…

PH biodiversity conservation drive gets P240M boost from US

PR 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines —In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded P240 million ($4.3 million) in grants to help civil society…

Why is it important to conserve mangroves and what happens if we lose these?

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo, Rhobie A. Ruaya 03/25/2023

Just like any other trees, mangroves play a vital role in the well-being of nature. However, they also share the same fate as the trees that are found on land for they are also disappearing rapidly due…

Nature-based solutions in climate response

Analiza Rebuelta-Teh - @inquirerdotnet 02/06/2023

The country’s Philippine Development Plan (PDP) (2023-2028) assessed the progress in environmental and climate action in the last six years as modest. Progress can be seen in the increase in forest cover by 3.03 percent from 2015…

Want to do business with PPA? Plant trees first before getting its nod

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 01/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authority is going green. PPA now requires those who want to do business with the agency to plant trees or mangroves before it entertains their papers. On Thursday, the PPA said…

Marco Polo Plaza Cebu staff plant mangroves

PR 06/10/2018

A team from Marco Polo Plaza Cebu recently planted 2,000 mangrove propagules in a coastal area in Barangay Luyang, Carmen town, northern Cebu. The hotel partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through DENR Carmen…

‘Rescue, restore, revive’ the mangroves of Cordova

Irene Sino-Cruz 03/04/2018

SHORE IT UP The eco-tourism efforts of Cordova town on Mactan Island received a boost with the implementation of the multi-million peso Mangrove Propagation & Information Center at its 278-hectare mangrove area in Barangay Day-as. The municipality…

Bridge contractor told: Don’t cut down mangroves

Futch Anthony Inso 12/06/2017

NO mangrove trees will be cut to pave the way for the construction of the third bridge or the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) that will connect Cebu City to Cordova town. Eduardo Inting, Asst. Regional Director for…

Province to spearhead ‘Run to Plant’ mangroves in Danao

Rosalie Abatayo 09/06/2017

FIFTEEN thousand mangrove propagules are set to be planted on the shoreline of Barangay Guinsay, Danao City, during the 3.3-kilometer Run to Plant program of the Cebu provincial government on Saturday, September 9. Romel Kirit of the…

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