Tag page - Arroceros Forest Park

Venturing outdoors in the Philippines now means braving a sweltering day, but not at Arroceros Forest Park, where trees breathe a healthier microclimate amid the country’s worsening heat index.  Tagged as Manila’s “last lung,” being the city's sole nature park, the 2.71-hectare land...

By Terence Ranis Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso visited the almost-finished renovated Arroceros Park, the city’s famous riverside forest park, in preparation for its reopening at the end of this month. In a Facebook livestream on Saturday (Jan. 28), Domagoso and Manila City...

Environment advocates and experts have expressed concern over Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's beautification efforts of the Arroceros Forest Park by saying his move might harm the area's abundant biodiversity. Mark Louie Aquino, campaign staff of Earth Island Institute, said Friday...

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar honored his late father, former Interior Undersecretary Wencelito Andanar, by planting a tree in his name at the Arroceros Forest Park in Manila on Saturday. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar plants a tree in honor of his late father, former Interior...