LAMITAN CITY, Basilan, Philippines — Amid a landscape of trees and other greenery at Sitio Panansangan in Barangay Ubit, here is a colorful flower garden that has drawn thousands of visitors since it was opened to the public in September 2019. The flowers are actually fashioned from discarded plastic bottles, which are nonbiodegradable, hence, each is dubbed the 'forever tulip.' To Basilan locals and outsiders alike, the rise of the 13-hectare ecological park, with the 'forever tulip' garden as its main attraction, adds to the growing indications of the province's departure from a conflict-torn past toward a revving momentum for progress.

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