Army, PNP and MENRO confiscate illegally cut lumbers

By DPAO, 8ID PA
February 11, 2015

CAMP LUKBAN, CATBALOGAN CITY – Army troops under the Burauen based 78th Infantry Battalion, Burauen PNP, and Burauen MENRO confiscated 10,000 board feet of illegally cut lawaan lumbers at Brgy Tagadtaran, Burauen, Leyte last February 9, 2015.

In a report from Lt. Col. Allan Jose Taguba, Commanding Officer of the 78th Infantry Battalion, Ms Delia Inferno of MENRO Burauen and personnel of Burauen PNP made coordination with 78th IB to assist them in confiscating illegally cut lumbers.

Taguba immediately formed a team and augmented the PNP and MENRO in the confiscation of the illegally cut lawaan lumbers. In addition, he also provided vehicles that hauled the lumbers to the station of Burauen MENRO.

It can be recalled that the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force created under Executive Order 23 which is chaired by the Environment Secretary, with the Interior Secretary, Defense Secretary, the Armed Forces Chief, and the Philippine National Police Chief as members approved a resolution deputizing all officials and personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as environment and natural resources officers.

Maj. Gen. Jet B. Velarmino, 8ID Commander, lauded 78IB for exercising its mandate as protector of environment and natural resources by assisting the DENR in enforcing environmental laws. Further, he reiterated the 8ID under his command will continue support to the DENR in implementing its environmental protection program.