Our country is called the Philippines, named after King Philip of Spain and the tree species that abounded the land when foreigners first set foot in our motherland.
Yet, have you seen a pine tree lately?
What has happened? Where have all the pine trees gone?
Isn't it time that when we consider planting trees as an ecological project, that we planted pine trees?
For Metro Manilans today, if you want to see pine trees you have to go up north, to the mountain province of Benguet. To most who do not have the luxury of traveling such distance, when will they ever see a pine tree?
Let's plant pine trees now, unless we want our children to only see them in pictures.
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