In line with its commitment to environmental and community sustainability,
upscale real estate developer Landco Pacific Corporation together with Aplaya
Laiya Corporation initiated the mangrove reforestation at an estuary in Laiya,
San Juan, Batangas through a recent series of planting of about 3,000 saplings.
The project was held in collaboration with Laiya’s local
community, barangay and municipal officials, representatives from the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and volunteers from
Landco executives and staff.
The mangrove tree planting is part of the coastal conservation of Landco to benefit the communities near and around its premium leisure developments in Laiya – Playa Laiya, the master-planned exclusive seaside residential community and Club Laiya, Landco’s latest Leisure Tourism Estates.
“Wherever Landco develops premium Leisure Tourism Estates
(LTE’s), our impact on the environment is an important concern. Our company helps ensure the restoration and
conservation of the environment within the vicinity of our developments to
deliver our commitment to build sustainable communities, undertake our socio-economic
responsibility, and leave a lasting legacy for future generations,” stated
Erickson Y. Manzano, President and CEO, Landco Pacific Corporation.
“Our primary goal is to make Batangas a leading sustainable
tourist destination,” he emphasized.
“At Landco, our team strives to create a healthy environment
for our residents, guests, investors and the community at large. Our company’s
role is to be a catalyst for environmental, social and economic development
within and surrounding our properties. The welfare of the local community is one
of our top priorities and we do our best to engage them positively and
productively through employment and their active participation in environmental
conservation,” Manzano added.
The launch of the mangrove tree planting was led by Manzano, along
with Aplaya Laiya Corp Vice President Neil Bryant Siy; Community Environment
and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) - Region IV Officer In-Charge Allan
Estillore; Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) Head Noel
Pasco; Laiya Aplaya Kagawad Ranel Domingo representing Barangay Chairman Wivin
Llana. Present during the activity were volunteers
from Landco, Aplaya Laiya Corporation, and the local community.
Within the framework of its long-term
sustainability program, Landco’s latest Leisure Tourism Estates -- CaSoBe and
Club Laiya are both LEED-registered. Its affiliate Millennial Resorts
Corporation is Edge-registered. Over-all, its developments implement practical
strategies and solutions focused on sustainable site development, water
savings, energy efficiency, waste segregation, marketing campaign on
sustainability and ethical consumption, and local communities’ livelihood
program on recycling materials, and opportunities for socio-economic growth.
Landco’s
sustainability initiatives including its mangrove tree planting are in line
with Metro Pacific Investment Corporation’s commitment to help achieve the
United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals to make cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable; and strengthen the
means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable
development.
For more information about Landco visit https://www.landco.ph/ or FB page: https://www.facebook.com/LandcoPacificCorporation.
About
Landco BeachTowns
Landco BeachTowns are master-planned seaside residential and resort
communities driven by a powerful vision to create a beachside living
destination for the urban pioneers. A beachside concept whose time has come and
is taking shape in the prosperous enclaves of Batangas in Laiya and Calatagan and Samal Davao. Landco BeachTowns,
are rising over hundreds of hectares of Prime Real Estate with seaside
residential homes, beachside retail establishments, world class hotels,
condominiums, and themed restaurants. Landco BeachTowns is setting the new
standard of living.
About Landco Pacific Corporation
For more than 30 years, Landco Pacific Corporation has created world-class leisure communities, breathtaking resort-inspired condominiums, and luxury home communities in the Philippines.
A subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), Landco is a pioneering real estate developer in the country, which offers innovative and outstanding lifestyle products and experiences that revolutionize the way Filipinos live. Every Landco property is a testament to its vision of “Pioneering Landscapes”:
Landco Shores: Peninsula de Punta Fuego and Terrazas de Punta Fuego. Landco Parks: WoodGrove Park in San Fernando, Pampanga; Waterwood Park in Baliuag, Bulacan; Montelago Nature Estates in San Pablo, Laguna; The Courtyard at Lakewood Golf Estates in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija; Woodridge Garden Village in Zamboanga City; and Hacienda Escudero in Tiaong, Quezon. Landco Peaks: Canyon Woods in Lemery, Batangas
Landco BeachTowns: Playa Laiya and Club Laiya in Laiya, San Juan Batangas, Playa Calatagan and CaSoBē – Calatagan South Beach in Calatagan, Batangas and Playa Azalea and Costa Azalea in Samal island, Davao.
About Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
(PSE:MPI)
A Philippine-based, publicly listed investment and management company, focused on infrastructure, with holdings in Manila Electric Company, Maynilad Water Services, Inc., MetroPac Water Investments Corporation, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation, Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings Inc., Light Rail Manila Corporation and MetroPac Movers Inc..
About United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015. This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. It aims to eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, which is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.
All countries and all stakeholders, acting in collaborative partnership, will implement this plan. The United Nations is resolved to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want and to heal and secure our planet. It is determined to take the bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world onto a sustainable and resilient path.
As countries embark on this collective journey, each one pledged that no one will be left behind. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda. Countries around the world seek to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what are not yet achieved. Each country seeks to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental. The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet:
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