Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) recently broke ground on the Gabay Kalikasan Park, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – National Capital Region (DENR-NCR), and the local government unit of Quezon City.
Gabay Kalikasan Park is envisioned to be an urban green park model as part of a three-year public-private partnership for urban biodiversity in the Philippines. The goal of the project is to contribute to the development of a biodiversity-friendly city to increase access of urban dwellers to green spaces and maintain functional urban green spaces. “Gabay Kalikasan Park, aptly named after our advocacy on environment stewardship, is a testament to our group’s commitment to become a catalyst for inclusive, safer, resilient, livable, and sustainable cities and communities,” said MPIC chief finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer Chaye A. Cabal-Revilla.
At the groundbreaking were from left: QC LGU’s climate change and environmental sustainability department representative Carl Ignacio; DENR-NCR conservation and development division chief Aida Esguerra; DENR-BMB caves, wetlands and other ecosystems division OIC chief Anson Tagtag; MPIC executive director and chief finance, sustainability and risk officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla; Barangay Mariana chairperson Regina Celeste San Miguel; Barangay Mariana councilor Ma. Conception Amorillo; DENR-NCR regional executive director Jacqueline Caancan; MPIC vice president for investor relations Maricris Aldover-Ysmael; and QC LGU parks development and administration department OIC architect Baltazar Avelino.