SunStar
+ April 09, 2021 THE Community Environment and Natural Resources (Cenro) based in Guiguinto, Bulacan confiscated more than 1,800 board feet of illegally sourced premium dipterocarp lumbers worth over P84,000 on Tuesday, April 6.
Bulacan Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (Penro) Emelita Lingat said the illegal lumbers composed of Yakal, Guijo and Tangile species were apprehended in a sash factory found in Barangay Tumana in Sta. Maria town. We have intensified our monitoring and surveillance not only in our forests area but also to lumber establishments in the province to check of any forest contraband, she said.
Rolly Mulato, head of Cenro in Guiguinto, Bulacan, identified the suspect as Emiliano Jacinto, owner of the sash factory.