Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu led the planting of nilad, various species of mangrove and nipa at the lagoon of Baseco in Manila during his visit on Tuesday, December 22. Cimatu was joined in the tree planting activity by Metro Manila Development Authority ( MMDA) General Manager Danilo Lim, Baseco/ Barangay 649 Captain Diana Espinosa, representing Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso, and officials and employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) led by Regional Executive Director Jacqueline A. Caancan. The DENR-NCR is the lead agency in the rehabilitation of Baseco, which is part of the bigger program on Manila Bay Rehabilitation, in partnership with the MMDA.

DENR chief leads planting of nilad, bakauan, nipa at the Baseco lagoon. (2020, December 26). Business Mirror, p. A4.