Mango trees at the provincial hospital cut down for development

Posted September 4, 2014

Written by Gloria Villas

A century – old mango trees at the provincial hospital needs to be cut down for development.

During the 3oth SP Regular Session yesterday, Aklan Provincial Governor Joeben Miraflores passed an urgent request to the provincial council that it needs to be put on view for immediate actions.

Meanwhile, a members of the council agreed that it will be initially deferred to the committee of environmental protection.

However, SP noted the letter that “trees should not be an obstacle to development and thus, mango trees at the provincial hospital needs to be chopped by developers to make way for new construction.”