VICE MAYOR RODRIGO DUTERTE proposed for the national government to come up with a holistic approach to mitigate the impact of calamities aggravated by climate change due to the global warming.
He said aside from enforcing a total log ban, government could also make planting of trees mandatory.
Duterte said giving land as stewardship for big corporations who have the money to plant trees could be a good move to ensure growth of tree plantations.
“Aside from the total log ban, government must make it mandatory to plant to replace what have been lost forever,” he said.
Duterte said government can impart this drive to the private sector which has the money to grow trees.
Duterte said he is just waiting for a blanket authority from the President to ensure the protection of the environment.
He said locally the existing drainage system needs to be improved in order to cope with the flooding.
Duterte cited the need in coming up with a flood control system which entails elaborate planning and financial resources.
He said ideally, the city needs three canals as big as the one at the stretch of Roxas Avenue to withstand the flood.
“Because of the sheer volume of precipitation, our existing drainage is no longer enough. We need a flood control measure,” Duterte said. [PNA]
