Forest protection

Araneta City and the Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc. (MGFI) team up to rehabilitate parts of the expansive conservation area in Baras, Rizal in a significant stride towards environmental conservation. Signing a memorandum of agreement in Quezon City are (from left) Araneta senior vice president for business development John Castelo, MGFI chairman Michael Molina, Araneta senior management consultant Rowell Recinto and MGFI director for advocacy Billie Dumaliang. The agreement aims to restore and protect 10 hectares of degraded land within the Masungi Geopark Project as part of the Adopt-a-Hectare Program, a forest rehabilitation initiative that focuses on the preservation of Masungi’s limestone landscape and surrounding areas.