Most Manila trees marked for removal are exotic, decaying – DENR

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BALLING. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) personnel transplant two narra trees at the Hidden Garden in Manila on May 28, 2026. The trees were earthballed from Quirino Avenue to make way for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX) project.

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Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society president Anthony Arbias says the issue is not whether the trees are exotic or introduced species, but that they are being cut down to make way for an expressway

MANILA, Philippines – Of the 617 trees marked for removal in Manila to make way for a San Miguel Corporation expressway project, 538 are exotic species, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said.