Iloilo City council seeks DENR help amid mangrove forest encroachment

ILOILO CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) here is requesting Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla to adopt emergency measures to protect, conserve, and preserve mangrove forests in Barangay Bito-on in Jaro district amid incursions of developers and land speculators. The resolution, authored by Councilor Romel Duron, was passed after the city councilor