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The Court of Appeals dismissed the Writ of Kalikasan filed by environmental advocates to protect the 79 trees at Naga City Central School in southern Cebu in its ruling last December 10. The court also “lifted and…
The Court of Appeals granted the Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) filed by Winley dela Fuente, president of the Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) of Naga City Central School last Thursday. The court decision was signed by lawyer Joseph…
People opposed to the cutting of trees to pave the way for the building of a track and field oval in the City of Naga are racing against time as City Hall workers have already chopped down…
After three rounds of examination by various tree experts, Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III still worries about old Acacia trees falling on the Naga-Carcar road. “My stand is still my previous stand,” he told reporters the other…
Trees along the south Cebu highway should be pruned, not cut down, said a tree pathologist, whose third-party opinion was supposed to end a stalemate between government and environment advocates. But the issue has not died down…
Tree conservationists win. The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) yesterday accepted the findings and recommendation of a retired tree pathologist to have three remaining century-old Acacia trees in the City of…
A third tree expert who was invited to check on the health of trees along the south Cebu highway said there was no need to cut down three remaining century-old Acacia trees in Naga City. Pruning them…
Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said he was not misquoted by reporters on his stand concerning century-old trees along the south Cebu highway. The 63-year-old prelate yesterday made it clear that he supports the cutting of “sick and…
The League of Municipalities (LMP) Cebu chapter was set to pass a resolution last night urging Environment Secretary Ramon Paje to allow the cutting of decayed trees so that road widening projects can continue in the south.…
Are the three “condemned” Acacia trees in Naga city really decayed and dying? Government foresters and a citizens group yesterday agreed to look for a tree pathologist to resolve this after the Department of Environment and Natural…
Not all sick trees die or end up being cut down. A layer of tissue underneath the bark called the cambium still provides cells for growth, said forester Mark Bagsit of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment…
They can still recover. Three of the remaining century-old Acacia trees along the national road in Naga City show signs of rotting but their condition is not bad enough to have them cut down. This was the initial…
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