The environment department has since paused the Manila operations amid public backlash but insists tree-cutting in Manila and Palawan complies with safeguards and will be offset by seedling replacement. Environmental and public transportation advocates counter that tree protection is a more sustainable approach.
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Trees sacrificed for ‘development’: advocates slam DENR’s green light for mass tree cutting in Philippines
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