Energy Development Corporation (EDC) Atty. Allan Barcena (rightmost), Corporate Affairs Group VP Ricky Carandang, CSR officer Niño Gibe and consultant Ernesto de Guzman (4th-6th from right) with Lopez Inc. AVP Maria Carmen Marbella and SVP and comptroller Marifi Hernandez (2nd and 3rd from right). Also in photo are contractors from LGC Architectural and Sign Services. and Lopez Inc. have partnered to further propagate 96 endangered native tree species rescued through EDC’s BINHI Tree for the Future program. Through this partnership, a new vegetative material reproduction (VMR) nursery will rise at the Lopez Inc. premises along Sumulong Highway in Antipolo. The nursery, which can house 50,000 seedlings at a time, employs state-of-the-art mist irrigation technology that imitates forest conditions, creating the perfect environment for the seedlings to grow. The nursery is expected to be operational within the first quarter of 2018. This is the second VMR nursery, the first one being in Bago City, Negros Occidental. Photo shows EDC CSR and Watershed Department senior manager Atty. Allan Barcena (rightmost), Corporate Affairs Group VP Ricky Carandang, CSR officer Niño Gibe and consultant Ernesto de Guzman (4th-6th from right) with Lopez Inc. AVP Maria Carmen Marbella and SVP and comptroller Marifi Hernandez (2nd and 3rd from right). Also in photo are contractors from LGC Architectural and Sign Services.