00:01Environmental groups hit the cutting of mature trees along Manila's Quirino Avenue for a toll road project, despite the government's
00:07assurance it will comply with environmental regulations.
00:10The Department of Environment and Natural Resources clarifies the Southern Access Link Expressway Corporation has the necessary permit to cut
00:17trees along the avenue to make way for its Southern Access Link Expressway.
00:21But the concerned groups warn the loss of urban trees would worsen heat and flooding.
00:24The Philippine Association of Landscape Architects says regulatory compliance does not automatically equate to ecological sustainability.
00:32The Environment Department says the project proponent is required to plant 50,700 replacement seedlings in Manila.
00:39But the groups remain unconvinced, noting the loss of the ecosystem provided by mature trees.
00:44Caritas Philippines calls the tree cutting an act of ecological violence and a direct assault on the poor.
00:50The DNR claims San Miguel Corporation, the developer of the toll road project, volunteered to stop cutting more trees in
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