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Surigao firm to plant 6-m trees in 5 towns

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Marcventures Mining and Development Corp. has signed a memorandum of agreement to plant six-million trees with the mayors of Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen and Lanuza, all in Surigao del Sur where MMDC mining operations are located. 

MMDC submitted a tree planting program for three million trees in February 2015 pursuant to a Department of Environment and Natural Resources instruction arising out of its operations. All issues were finally resolved by Secretary Gina Lopez in a letter of approval in January 2017 only.

The additional three-million trees is part of the regular replanting related to mining activities, the company said in a statement.

Signatories during the MOA signing are Lanuza Mayor Salvacion Azarcon, Madrid Mayor Grace Kimura, Carmen Mayor Jane Valeroso-Plaza, Cantilan Mayor Philip Pichay, Surigao del Sur Governor Vicente Pimentel Jr., Carrascal Mayor Vicente Pimentel III, MMDC Vice Chairman Isidro Alcantara, Jr., MMDC VP for Operations Alexandrie Amadeo, Tandag Mayor Alexander Pimentel, and Surigao del Sur second district Rep. Johnny Pimentel.

The regional DENR has already submitted an inventory of 1.5-million seedlings from various individuals in the five municipalities, which will provide a livelihood source.

According to MMDC Vice Chaiman Isidro Alcantara, the MOA signatories hope to plant not only endemic species but also cash crops like coffee and cacao so the livelihood component of the program will be recurring and could provide sustained yearly income to the affected people in the area. 

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“I thank Secretary Lopez for issuing the approval which Marcventures has been expecting for two years since we gave it to the DENR. In only a month, Marcventures was able to start implementation,” Alcantara added. 

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