Coast Guard Station (CGS)-Negros Occidental led by its commander, Capt. Ludovico D. Librilla Jr., along with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) 1305th Squadron conducted mangrove planting and coastal clean-up yesterday morning at the mangrove conservation area of Barangay VI-A Villa Miranda, Victorias City, Negros Occidental.

The local government unit of Victorias City and Fisherfolk Association of Villa Miranda also took part in the activity.

The mangrove planting activity is an advocacy of the populace of Victorias City in preservation of the mangroves in their coastal community. Likewise, the Victorias City government appreciated the effort of the CGS and they provided a planting area of around 5000 square meters to adopt the mangroves./WDJ