PHILIPPINE TARSIER. One of the two rescued tarsiers crawls on a tree trunk after personnel of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Liloy released them back to their natural habitat Wednesday (March 2, 2022) in Barangay Delucot, Godod, Zamboanga del Norte. The tarsiers were retrieved on the same day by CENRO-Liloy personnel who responded to a social media report regarding the capture of the nocturnal mammals in the area. (Photo courtesy of CENRO-Liloy) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Zamboanga Peninsula (DENR-9) has released a pair of Philippine Tarsiers back to its natural habitat in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. DENR-9 information officer Rosevirico Tan said Thursday the tarsiers were released by the personnel of Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Liloy in the forest of Barangay Delucot, Godod, Zamboanga del Norte. Tan said the tarsiers were retrieved Wednesday by a team of personnel from C
Department of Justice (File photo) MANILA - Four of 52 incidents under review for suspicious deaths during police operations have resulted in criminal cases. Cases have been filed in Regional Trial Courts involving the deaths of Carl Angelo Arnaiz (Navotas City); Richard Santillan and Gessamyn Casing (Cainta City, Rizal); Anwar Sawadjaan, Noel Bacalzo, and Angelo Hofer (Zamboanga del Norte); and Sharif Amatonding (San Pedro, Laguna). Last year, the Philippine National Police Internal Affairs Services released information on the 52 cases to the Department of Justice (DOJ), part of the more than 150 incidents under review. The DOJ has since turned over the case files to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). "Per the initial report of the NBI dated 4 January 2022, most of the 52 cases turned over by the PNP Internal Affairs Service are still under evaluation by the regional offices or are presently subject of case build-up," DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra said via text mes
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged on Sunday, Jan. 23, lawmakers to amend the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001 in order to maximize the protection of the Philippine Eagle which is already classified as an endangered species. What DENR SEc. Roy