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PROTEST. Members of environment protection group Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment, along with other civil society organizations, march in Manila to protest the widespread cutting of trees for the 40.62-kilometer Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX) project, on May 26, 2026.
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The DENR’s assurances that the tree-cutting in Manila is legally authorized fail to assuage the concerns of urban mobility advocates, landscape architects and environmentalists
MANILA, Philippines – Environmental groups remained unconvinced by government assurances that the cutting of mature trees along Manila’s Quirino Avenue for a toll road project complied with environmental regulations, warning that the loss of urban trees would worsen heat and flooding in the capital.
