The Philippines House of Representatives has now put forward a new way of dealing with the problem: a Bill that requires students to plant ten trees each before graduating.

House Bill 8728, or the 'Graduation Legacy for the Environment Act', has been proposed by two representatives, Gary Alejano and Strike Revilla. The Bill is now to be passed on to the Senate for approval.

"This initiative, if properly implemented, will ensure that at least 175 million new trees would be planted each year. In the course of one generation, no less than 525 billion can be planted under this initiative," Alejano explained in the Bill's explanatory note, as reported by CNN Philippines. 

A number of government agencies will look after the establishment of nurseries, seedling production, and site preparation, explains CNN Philippines.

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