Laoag City—The Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) and the city government of Laoag will soon establish a nipa plantation in the city of Laoag.
In a resolution, certified as urgent by Laoag Mayor Michael M. Keon,
and unanimously approved by the city council sponsored by the committee of the
whole led by Laoag councilor Juan Conrado Respicio as movant, MMSU and Laoag
City will enter a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the said purpose.
Respicio, who chairs the committee on ethics, rules and
regulations, said the nipa resource establishment supports the “Expanded
National Greening Program” and the production of bio-ethanol, a climate change
mitigation and a source of livelihood.
The nipa, which is a mangrove species, has been shown by MMSU as
a promising source of bioethanol to augment the shortage of locally produced
bioethanol as required by RA 9367 known as Biofuels Act of 2006 and reduce the
country’s dependency on imported fossil fuels.
“The valuable economic and ecological benefits of nipa especially
to those who are living in coastal communities cannot be underestimated,”
Respicio said.
He added that the “Baro A Laoag” administration implements
programs and projects designed to become climate change mitigation steps and
protects and rehabilitates the environment in order to provide a balanced and
healthful ecology to the people.
Relative to this, MMSU in coordination with the Laoag government
will establish 4.02 hectares of nipa plantation on marshland or swamps, and plant
10,050 nipa seedlings, particularly at Brgys. Madiladig, Caaoacan, Navotas and
Cataban. (Dominic B. dela Cruz)
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