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PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called for urgent action to protect the health of the country's soil, saying it is "under threat" due to the "growing problem of the degradation, acidification, and pollution."
Citing a report from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the President said that 75 percent of total cropland is vulnerable to erosion of various degrees, with agriculture losing about 457 million tons of soil yearly.
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