MALASIQUI, July 8 -- Planting endemic tree species is part of the Pangasinan provincial capitol redevelopment project. This was stated by Pangasinan Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino during an interview on Wednesday.

"What's included in that plan is the reintegration of additional trees in the capitol, so what was cut will be replaced. We definitely won't be putting back the invasive mahogany, but we'll be replacing them with more endemic species," he said.

Endemic means trees that grow locally in the province, and trees that will grow in the sandy soil of the capitol grounds.

Lambino said that around 192 non-endemic invasive tree species have been cut down, with the necessary permits, to make way for the new road networks and drainage...