Senator Ralph Recto said that based on National Greening Program’s P38.9 billion total budget from 2011 to 2019, a total of 1.807 billion trees in 2.141 million hectares of land should have been planted until December 2019.

“After counting the number of trees planted, it is time for the DENR to show us the forest. The proof of the planting is in the photos. Ipakita sa aerial maps, before and after photos, ang resulta ng isang P38.9 billion project. What we have been shown so far is a forest of newsprint of reports and vouchers of spending on NGP. Show us the actual greenery,” he added.

• Malaya Article (November 21, 2019): Where are the trees?