More than 100 man­grove seed­lings planted along the coast of Mat­ina Aplaya in Davao City were found dam­aged, prompt­ing the Depart­ment of Envir­on­ment and Nat­ural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) to launch an invest­ig­a­tion into the repor­ted destruc­tion. The DENR-Davao said 117 planted man­grove seed­lings at Purok Tabok, Barangay Mat­ina Aplaya, were affected in an incid­ent repor­ted on Octo­ber 3, 2026. The agency said per­son­nel from the Com­munity Envir­on­ment and Nat­ural Resources Office (Cenro)-Davao City con­duc­ted an on-site inspec­tion and assess­ment after receiv­ing the report.

Francisquete, D. E. (2026, October 8). Mangroves destroyed. SunStar, p. 4.