DAGUPAN CITY: Some 1,000 coconut seedlings were planted by the city government on June 24 in the coastal area of the island village of Pugaro, some four kilometers away by boat from mainland Dagupan City.

Mayor Belen Fernandez spearheaded the coconut planting activity which is part of the city's Climate Mitigation Program seeking to provide natural protection to the island village from strong gale winds and even storms coming from the Lingayen Gulf.

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