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Concerned agencies have intensified efforts to combat illegal logging in Mountain Province. Data from the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) Sabangan showed a sharp increase in illegal logging apprehensions in the province for the first semester of 2023. According to Cenro-Sabangan, 18 cases of illegal logging apprehensions have been reported in the first
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, together with other law enforcement agencies, intercepted over 13,000 board feet of illegally cut logs in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija over the weekend, a report said on Tuesday.
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“Don’t just suspend quarries in the Marikina watershed; cancel them as they don’t belong there.” Reforesters in the uplands of Rizal province pleaded to Malacañang as the onset of the rainy season again threatens destructive floods below.
MANILA - Malacanang on Tuesday directed a task force in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to investigate alleged illegal activities within the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) in Rizal province. This, after environmentalists and concerned citizens asked the government to cancel quarrying agreements within the 26,126-hectare UMRBPL over concerns that these activities could worsen the extent of flooding in low-lying reaches of the Upper Marikina Watershed, including the cities and communities of Metro Manila and Rizal Province. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications secretary Martin Andanar acknowledged the need for the government to protect the country's natural resources. "Safeguarding the environment and natural resources is an important component in our sustainable development," he said in a press statement. He expressed concern over reports of alleged development activities, which include resort expansion, in