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Quezon City park named after Ninoy Aquino gets green boost from DENR

Published Jun 29, 2021 01:02 pm

A green space in the metropolis that's named after the father of the late former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III recently hosted an "enrichment" tree-planting activity by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

(Photo from DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda's Facebook)

The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Quezon City served as the site for the June 22 event, which led to the planting of 144 seedlings of endemic tree species in the area.

The seedlings include banaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa), mussaenda (Mussaenda philippica), white lauan (Shorea contorta), apitong (Dipterocarpus grandiflorus), bagtikan (Parashorea malaanonan), dalingdingan (Hopea foxworthyi), guijo (Shorea guiso), hagakhak (Dipterocarpus validus), manggasinoro (Shorea assamica ssp. philippinensis), yakal (Shorea astylosa), akle (Serialbizia acle), igang (Syzygium garciae), lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides), ipil (Intsia bijuga), siar (Peltophorum pterocarpum), supa (Sindora supa), tindalo (Afzelia rhomboidea), and batino (Alstonia macrophylla).

"By planting trees especially in urban areas, we have been nurturing nature and green spaces that can be beneficial to humans as it can contribute directly to health by reducing stress and improving the overall quality of life," DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said in a speech that was read by Undersecretary for Solid Waste Management and Local Government Units Concerns Benny D. Antiporda.

The event served as the launch of DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau's (DENR-BMB) "Buhay-Ilang sa Siyudad" project.

The seedlings were planted at three different areas of NAPWC, including the Grand Rotonda, which is near the BMB’s office; the Cherry Lane, which stretches on the path near the Quezon Avenue gate; and the Buhay-Ilang Sa Siyudad site, an area within NAPWC that's restricted from any physical development. They will be naturally maintained to showcase nature in its undisturbed state, and will provide ecologically representative examples of natural environment.

DENR Undersecretary for Special Concerns and concurrent BMB Director Edilberto Leonardo said the bureau's vision to transform the NAPWC’s plant inventory of exotic and invasive species into native tree species started last year and is being implemented in phases.

"In June last year, a ceremonial tree planting activity was conducted by the Bureau at NAPWC planting a total of 107 seedlings of which all are part of the 96 Philippine threatened tree species," Leonardo said.

Subsequent enrichment tree planting activities were conducted in November 2020 and in April 2021, planting a total of 12 and 60 seedlings, respectively.

Former President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III (Mark Balmores / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN)

The NAPWC is one of the few remaining green spaces in Metro Manila and is among the 94 legislated protected areas nationwide.

It is also classified as a national park by virtue of Republic Act (RA) 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992, amended by RA 11038 or the Expanded NIPAS Act of 2018.

Former President Aquino, affectionately referred to as "PNoy" by friends and supporters, passed away on Thursday, June 24 from renal disease secondary to diabetes. He was 61.

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