Illegal Logging Task Force News Today

TUGUEGARAO CITY: The town of Baggao in Cagayan province remains a hotspot for illegal logging.

“Don’t just suspend quarries in the Marikina watershed; cancel them as they don’t belong there.” Reforesters in the uplands of Rizal province pleaded to Malacañang as the onset of the rainy season again threatens destructive floods below.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has appealed to the public to be more vigilant and help the government in its effort to curb illegal wildlife trade following the arrest of two suspected wildlife traffickers in Quezon City last week. The suspects, Rowena Pindot and…

Combined teams of the National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (NAILTF) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Pasay City police conducted an entrapment operation which led to the arrest of suspects who were selling endangered species on Thursday, Dec. 16. Col. Ces

A total of 13 individuals have been arrested last month for the possession of P4.5 million worth of illegally-cut premium wood species during three separate operations conducted in Valenzuela City and Bulacan, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

The Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) has successfully confiscated some P4.5 million worth of illegally cut premium wood in three separate operations in Valenzuela City and Bulacan last week, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported on Wednesday. The DENR-led AILTF also nabbed 13 individuals and confiscated two…

Published July 14, 2021, 11:25 AM The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) on Wednesday, July 14, to file criminal and administrative charges against government officials and private entities involved in the continued violation of environmental laws in the protected watershed areas of San Roque in Baras, Rizal. DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya sa...