Couples plant mangroves before saying 'I do'

BACOLOD CITY: Some 69 couples who are tying the knot today, Valentine’s Day, in a mass wedding at EB Magalona town in Negros Occidental, had a unique pre-nup activity last Friday. They joined the mayor and other local officials in planting mangroves along the coastal shores in Barangay Tuburan.

Mayor Marvin Malacon said this is the first time that soon-to-be-wed couples were asked to participate in an activity like this and he wants this to continue.