Bukidnon eyes public use of landslide-uprooted hardwood

SAN FERNANDO, BUKIDNON, Philippines — The municipal government had asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for permission to recover and repurpose premium hardwood trees, some estimated to be up to 100 years old, that were uprooted by a massive landslide earlier this month.

The request came as DENR personnel and local officials ...