LAMITAN CITY, Basilan --- In an effort to protect their bays and shores, employes of the city government and other offices based here planted hundreds of mangrove trees in barangay Tandung Ahas on March 18. Mangroves act as a natural carbon sink and a buffer between land and sea, protecting shorelines by preventing coastal erosion and providing storm surge protection. It … [Read more...] about Lamitan City employees plant 2K mangroves to protect bays, shores