Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 03:34:23 +0000
BAGUIO CITY — The bishop, who fought to protect Baguio’s pine trees, was laid to rest on Saturday (July 6) by the Catholic faithful.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:48:32 +0000
The country’s summer capital needs to protect 2.5 million trees that have survived the intensified construction boom and expanding urban sprawl which residents fear have overwhelmed the city’s carrying capacity.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:31:36 +0000
Jewel, a kindergarten pupil here, drew numerous stick figures of girls, surrounded by pine trees under a blue sky. The drawings accompanied her short handwritten message to President Duterte: “Please help us save the trees. Trees are what we need, not buildings. Thank You.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 21:17:18 +0000
Twenty four types of birds have made their home in a 1.4-hectare forest flanked by a mall, the Supreme Court courthouse and justices’ cottages, and the University of the Philippines Baguio.
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