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.