Illegal loggers nab

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
May 30, 2011

CAMP RUPERTO K KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PSSupt Elizar Patano Egloso, PRO8 Information Officer, discloses that PRO8 has scored 3,354 board-feet on its fight against illegal logging.  These accomplishments are part with the police regular responsibility with the enforcement of special laws and ordinances in helping, protecting, preserving and enhancing the environment and natural resources, to wit:

At about 8:00 AM of May 28, 2011, elements of Hinunangan Municipal Police Station led by PSInsp Castor L Cabilogan, chief of police, conducted operation against illegal logging activities at Brgy Sto Niño II Hinunangan, Southern Leyte which resulted to the recovery of abandoned illegally sawn lumbers in different dimensions: four (4) pcs 1.5x10x12 and four (4) pcs 2x3x12 with a total volume of 84 bd-ft with an estimated market value amounting to Ph2,100. Recovered lumbers are presently under the custody of Hinunangan Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition.

Meantime, at about 2:30 PM of May 27, 2011, at Sitio Kauswagan, Brgy Barayong, Palo, Leyte, joint elements of Palo Police Station and CENRO led by PSInsp Delfin D Sabanal, OIC and Gaspar Cabidog, CENRO Chief Utilization Unit conducted ocular inspection thereat upon receipt of a report from a concerned citizen that an alleged illegal cutting of lumbers is in progress at said area. Upon verification of said report, said team recovered 232 pcs of illegally sawn lumbers in different dimensions of Gimelina specie with a total volume of 2,655 bd-ft allegedly owned by Rowena Batula, a resident of Brgy Barayong, Palo, Leyte. Recovered lumbers are now in the custody of Gerardo Fernandez, Brgy Kagawad of Barayong, Palo, Leyte.

Then, at about 1:24 PM of May 27, 2011 at Sitio Bangon, Brgy Sta Rosa, Balangiga, Eastern Samar, elements of Balangiga Municipal Police Station led by SPO1 Arnold Legaspi with 3 other PNCOs responded to a text message from concerned citizen residing at said Brgy informing that an illegally cut lumber was placed along the river side. Said team recovered 14 pcs 2x4x16 illegally sawn hot lumber of red lawaan specie with a total volume of 149 bd-ft with estimated market value of P4,480. Said confiscated hot lumber were brought to Balangiga Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition.

Followed by at about 11:30 AM of May 27, 2011, at Sitio Malinao, Brgy 07, Can-avid, Eastern Samar, elements of Can-avid Municipal Police Station received info from a concerned citizen thru Short Messages System (SMS), an abandoned forest product along the riverside of Sitio Malinao, Brgy 7, Can-avid, Eastern Samar. Upon receipt of the info, team led by PI Ricardo R Nebrija, chief of police, with 3 PNCOs proceeded to the area and recovered/confiscated 87 bd-ft of illegally cut/sawn lumber of different species with estimated market value of P1,218. Confiscated items were brought to Can-avid Municipal Police Station for safekeeping and proper disposition.

Afterwards, at about 10:00 PM of May 27, 2011, at Sitio Kanlumadyao, Brgy Libas, San Julian, Eastern Samar, elements of San Julian Municipal Police Station led by SPO4 Edgardo D Pomarca with 6 other PNCOs conducted operation on anti-ill logging at said place and recovered/confiscated abandoned illegally sawn lumber with the following dimensions: 15 pcs 2x2x12 and 5 pcs 2x6x10 with a total volume of 110 bd-ft and an estimated market value of P2,200. Confiscated lumber were brought to San Julian Municipal Police Station for documentation and proper disposition.

Subsequently, at about 10:00 PM of May 26, 2011, PNP personnel of Libagon Municipal Police Station led by PI Jay Balberian while conducting mobile patrol at Brgy Otikon, Libagon, Southern Leyte a member of BIN of said barangay revealed that there were several flitches of lumber brought by unidentified person situated at the bushy area of said place. Said team recovered twenty seven (27) pcs of 2”x2”x18” abandoned lawaan lumbers in different dimensions with a total volume of 162 bd-ft with a market value of P3,240 while the unidentified suspect fled towards unknown direction. The confiscated items were brought to Libagon Municipal Police Station for safekeeping and proper disposition.