“This is all about trees and watersheds,” Sen. Loren Legarda said of the impending water and power shortages in Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the less-than-normal rainfall since May.
“We’ve been warning repeatedly about this in the past. The unabated destruction of trees has clearly diminished in a big way our natural ground capacity to [...]

Senator Loren Legardalauded today an order of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus for all public and private schools nationwide to plant trees in their campuses in a bid to combat global warming and promote environmental awareness among young Filipinos.
 
Legarda said that the Department of Education (DepEd) directive will pave the way for a spirited and good-natured [...]

One billion trees may not be enough to cover the vast expanse of the country’s 7,100 islands, but these could be a good start for a country that’s teetering on the verge of losing its once verdant slopes and woodland because of the wanton destruction inflicted by man.
And yet, little do most of us realize [...]