CEBU CITY — At least five century-old trees were cut to give way for infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Cebu City. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has granted special permits to DPWH-7 to cut four narra trees and one mahogany tree on M. Velez Street, Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City. The actual cutting of affected trees, Melicor said, was done on September 21 and 22 with the close supervision of the DENR. FlakThe cutting of the century-old trees, however, drew flak from environmentalists in Cebu. Nigel Villarete, an urban planner and environmentalist, believes the cutting of the trees did not in any way hamper the traffic flow in the area.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2019 08:41 UTC