Barangay rangers at frontlines of protecting Ilocos Norte’s forests
ILOCOS NORTE, Philippines — Every month, for 10 days, 68-year-old farmer Jaime Quilling hikes for three hours up a nearby mountain in Barangay San Francisco in Dingras town. With him are 35 fellow barangay ranger officers (BROs), who patrol and maintain 100 hectares of forest land.