{"id":9332,"date":"2024-10-18T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:49:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:49:04","slug":"mpt-south-joins-plant-for-life-tree-planting-activity-at-ipo-watershed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/mpt-south-joins-plant-for-life-tree-planting-activity-at-ipo-watershed\/","title":{"rendered":"MPT SOUTH JOINS \u2018PLANT FOR LIFE: TREE PLANTING ACTIVITY\u2019 \u00a0AT IPO WATERSHED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>AS part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), recently participated in the \u201cPlant for Life: Tree Planting Activity\u201d organized by Maynilad Water Services Inc., in partnership with Bantay Gubat of Ipo Watershed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The event focused on the reforestation of the vital Ipo Watershed in Bulacan, which plays a crucial role in the water supply for Metro Manila and other parts of Cavite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MPT South, along with Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) employees and volunteers, planted a total of 800 native tree seedlings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a part of Maynilad&#8217;s 2024 environmental target, which seeks to plant 220,000 trees across 660 hectares of forested land.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":9334,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/j4nbm6of-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/j4nbm6of-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/j4nbm6of-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/j4nbm6of-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/j4nbm6of.png 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arlette V. Capistrano, vice president for Communication and Stakeholder Management of MPT South, stated: \u201cIt is an honor to help Mother Nature thrive alongside our kapatids of LMRC. Together, we can do more in protecting our environment and strengthening the consciousness of our teams that what we do is for the good of our future generation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MPT South\u2019s involvement in the Plant for Life Tree Planting Activity is part of the company\u2019s broader commitment to environmental sustainability. Through initiatives like tree planting, the company hopes to foster a culture of sustainability and inspire communities to join the mission of protecting and preserving the environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MPT South is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the infrastructure arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC). <\/strong><strong>Aside from the CALAX and CAVITEX network of toll roads, MPTC\u2019s domestic portfolio includes the concessions for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), the NLEX Connector Road, the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) in Cebu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AS part of its commitment to environmental sustainability, Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), recently participated in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9335,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9332\/revisions\/9335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}