Governor Amado I. Espino III has ordered concerned municipal and city officials to establish and maintain protected ecological areas in their respective localities. Espino encouraged them to heed the call for environmental protection through the establishment of eco-protected areas. Eco-protected areas support the greening program of the provincial government and will contribute to the overall efforts for the preservation and conservation of natural resources as well as to mitigate climate change.

Iñigo, L. B. (2017, February 10). Protected eco areas in LGUs pushed. Manila Bulletin, p. 13.