ANGELES CITY – The city government here has received 21,845 forest tree seedlings donated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as part of an effort to regreen this city and replace trees which had to be removed to give way to infrastructure projects.
“The 21,000 trees donated by the DENR will replace trees which were earthballed in the many infrastructure projects in the city. We will plant these trees along the vulnerable areas of the barangays namely Amsic, Anunas, Cuayan, Margot, Sta. Teresita, Sapangbato and Tabun,” said Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan.
Alejandro David, DENR forest ranger and focal person for Angeles City said the donated trees species “are intended for watery places and riverbanks.” The species included bitaog, kupang, mahogany, molave and narra.
Bishop Jose Briones of Task Force 1 Million Trees challenged Angeleños to “be involved and take part in protecting nature.” “We are asking and encouraging all the residents along the riverbanks to protect these plants to avoid both man-made and natural calamities.” he said.
