Over 1,200 bamboo planted in Aurora protected landscape

Inquirer.net - Oct 1, 2026

OLONGAPO CITY — More than 1,200 bamboo culms were planted at a National Greening Program site at the Talaytay Protected Landscape in the Aurora town of Dinalungan as part of efforts to restore degraded forest areas. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon said the planting

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Over 1,200 bamboo planted in Aurora protected landscape

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