The militant Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) chided the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the agency led a coconut tree-planting activity along Roxas Boulevard as an added attraction to beach nourishment project along Manila Bay. “Still absurd, trying hard, waste of public resources, and simply for aesthetics with a meager to no contribution to the rehabilitation of Manila Bay,” Fernando Hicap, National coordinator of PAMALAKAYA said in a statement. According to Hicap, although it is natural for coconut palm trees to grow in coastlines, it has “nothing to do with” addressing the environmental degradation of Manila Bay.

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