The Marcos administration has allocated P2.39 billion to support the government’s massive forest rehabilitation program, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said Wednesday, May 3.
Pangandaman said the allocation is for the National Greening Program under the 2023 national budget.
The Budget Department said the program aims for sustainable development for poverty alleviation, food security, biodiversity conservation, environmental stability, and climate change adaptation and mitigation.
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It covers a land area of 13,565 hectares, with 7,249,642 seedlings to be planted and 158,843 hectares to be maintained.
“Kita naman po natin ngayon pa lamang, ramdam nating lahat ang epekto ng climate change, lalo na ang pagpasok ng El Niño. Kaya paulit-ulit din pong panawagan ng DBM sa bawat ahensya na maglaan sa kanilang budget proposal ng mga provision para sa pagtugon sa climate change,” Pangandaman said in a statement.
The administration has allotted P464.5 billion for 2023 to address climate change, up 60.1 percent compared to its P289.7 billion allocation in 2022, the DBM said.
