This is more than the 190,000 mangroves that the company initially targeted last year at the start of its mangrove planting activities in Bulacan. With an estimated 2,500 mangrove propagules to be planted per hectare, the San Miguel-Paombong Plantation & Sanctuary can host as many as 200,000 mangrove trees. It is working with the local government of Paombong, DENR, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to establish the 80-hectare San Miguel-Paombong Mangrove Plantation & Sanctuary in Paombong, Bulacan. SMC is also growing mangroves at the towns of Hagonoy and Obando. “We initially identified 20 hectares for this project and we are carefully studying the site in consultation with a mangrove expert to ensure that we will address potential challenges and ensure the mangroves’ long-term growth, so they can benefit both current and future generations.” Volunteers from San Miguel Corporation and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) planted 6,000 mangrove propagules recently at the 24.5-hectare Bulakan Mangrove Ecopark that is jointly-maintained by the company and the local government of Bulakan. It will also be a key component of improved sustainability and flood mitigation efforts for the province,” SMC president Ramon S. We thank the local government of Paombong for agreeing to host this mangrove plantation site and sanctuary that will be the biggest in Bulacan. “Our team is in the process putting together the development plan for the mangrove plantation, and after submitting this to the Paombong LGU, we hope to immediately proceed with the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). It will be undertaken together with the local government of Paombong, headed by Mayor Maryanne Marcos, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The company is in the initial stages of developing the first 20 hectares of what will be the San Miguel-Paombong Mangrove Plantation & Sanctuary, near the coastline of Barangay Masukol. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is looking to start a mangrove plantation on an 80-hectare site in Paombong, Bulacan as part of its nationwide reforestation initiatives, that includes expanding the Bulakan Mangrove Ecopark in Barangay Taliptip-where it is set to build the New Manila International Airport project-and the planting of seven million trees in at least seven provinces nationwide.
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