This, as the Save Our Forests Now program embarked on its second leg, with more than twice the number of participants joining in reforestation efforts in the province of Rizal.
In the program’s launch, over 200 students from Rizal province joined the maiden activity along Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, which was among the hardest-hit areas. He said that economic considerations, besides the touted benefits in preventing soil erosion and the rush of floodwater, were the reason behind the choice to plant bamboo.