Former "kaingineros" in Valencia's Negros Oriental have converted to planting cocoa plants and are now revitalizing them, reassured by the emergence of a new market.
Volunteers throughout the Zamboanga Peninsula planted at least 24,000 seedlings of various tree and mangrove species in celebration of World Environment Month.
At least 400 seedlings of endemic trees will be planted in Antique to replace those which failed to survive during the last-tree planting event held during the Earth Day celebration.