MIAGB adopts 1-hectare mangrove sites in bigke
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The Metro Iloilo Airshed Governing Board (MIAGB) adopted a one-hectare mangrove area in Bigke, Leganes, Iloilo and made the commitment by signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office and the local government unit of Leganes on Nov. 13 through a mangrove planting on the site. Some 1,000 seedlings of bungalon (Avicennia marina) were planted in the one-hectare adopted area by volunteers coming from the DENR Region 6, Department of Public Works and Highways, Bureau of Fire Protection, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, City ENRO, PENRO-Iloilo, Petron Corp., Apex Club of Leganes, San Miguel Operators and Drivers Association, and the local government units of Oton, Pavia and Leganes.
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MIAGB adopts 1-hectare mangrove sites in bigke. ( 2015, October 18). Panay News, p. C5.
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Mangroves; Agreements; Mangrove conservation; Climatic changes; Environmental protection; Vulnerability; Avicennia marina; Avicennia; Metro Iloilo Airshed Governing Board (MIAGB); Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP); Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA); City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Iloilo; Petron Corporation; Apex Club of Leganes; San Miguel Operators; Drivers Association; Lamanero, Romeo P. Jr.; Jaen, Adolfo E.; Bulos, Jonathan P.; Lastica, Chris; Sampulna, Jim O.; Paje, Ramon J. P.; Leganes, Iloilo; Iloilo; Pavia; Oton
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