The Department of Agriculture-Caraga has strengthened support for Manobo farming communities in Agusan del Sur with PHP11 million worth of agricultural equipment and vehicles.
The 320-hectare clustered farming initiative in Ilocos Norte focuses on collective agricultural production to help communities maintain food security despite potential climate-related challenges.
Barangay San Juan Baño in Pampanga planted over 1,000 forest and fruit-bearing tree seedlings in Arayat to participate in a nationwide simultaneous tree planting program.
The Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office recorded a 60% survival rate of tree seedlings that were planted in the denuded mountain areas in Pangasinan.
The United States government, along with its partners, has recently launched a center to help address the plastic pollution in the seas of Parañaque City.
Environmental group Oceana welcomes the call of local governments to designate through legislation their marine habitats and sanctuaries as one of the country’s protected areas.