Tacloban City – The provincial government of Leyte has passed an ordinance to protect the coconut industry from the ravages of pests and diseases.
Tacloban City – The provincial government of Leyte has passed an ordinance to protect the coconut industry from the ravages of pests and diseases.
Governor Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla told Manila Bulletin that under Ordinance 2017-779 a coconut protection league will be formed to stop the “indiscriminate destruction of coconut trees.”
The ordinance noted that “the destruction of the coconut trees in Leyte will not only adversely affect the economy of the province as a primary coconut producing area but may further destroy the environment and ecology being among the most abundant of trees in this jurisdiction and consequently may result in disasters and calamities.”
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