The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has proposed the allocation of P347 million for planting 19 million seedlings of mangrove species and restore the once lush natural beach forests of the Visayas.

DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said the massive coastal rehabilitation program in Eastern Visayas region, particularly the province of Leyte and its capital Tacloban City, will restore the region’s degraded coastal forests to make its coastlines less vulnerable to extreme weather events.

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