INTERCEPTED. Authorities confiscate illegally cut lumber loaded in a closed van during an anti-illegal logging operation in Sitio Canili, Barangay San Juan, Maria Aurora town in Aurora province on Monday (Jan. 24, 2022). Seized were some 53 pieces of illegally cut lumbers with a total volume of 854 board feet and an estimated market value of P102,480. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 91IB) BALER, Aurora - Authorities confiscated illegally cut lumber in Maria Aurora town, this province early Monday morning. A report said elements of the Philippine Army's 91st Infantry "Sinagtala Battalion (91IB) and the 1st Aurora Police Mobile Force Company intercepted a closed Isuzu Elf van bearing plate number XTC 376 during an anti-illegal logging operation along the vicinity of Sitio Canili, Barangay San Juan of the said town at around 2 a.m. Seized were some 53 pieces of illegally cut lumber with a total volume of 854 board feet and an estimated market value of some PHP102,480. However,
Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) disposed of a record number of cases this year more than the new cases filed for a clearance rate of 110 percent, according to data provided by the Office of the Clerk of Court En Banc and the Divisions Clerk on Tuesday. There were 3,603 new cases and one reinstatement filed, but the SC managed to resolve 3,975 cases, including those from the backlog. The SC also resolved 1,176 administrative cases and bar matters cases out of 1,116 new cases for a 105-percent clearance rate. SC's clearance rate last year was at 95 percent. "The 110-percent clearance rate posted by the SC for 2021 comes as a ray of light in a year that has been marred with work suspensions, limited movement, and restrictions due to the pandemic, and speaks volumes of the Court's strength in staying true to its commitment of service to the nation and its people," Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said in a statement. When he assumed his post
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…
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SEIZED. Over 3,000 board feet of premium narra flitches worth P290,000 were seized along Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) by authorities on Monday (Oct. 11, 2021). Alfredo Nepacena of the DENR-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Capas, Tarlac, said they received a report of an accident at the toll gate in Barangay Tinang, Concepcion town involving a truck loaded with narra flitches, which were abandoned, causing slight traffic congestion. (Photo courtesy of DENR-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - More than 3,000 board feet of premium narra flitches worth some PHP290,000 were seized on Monday along the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) by joint operatives of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). Alfredo Nepacena, chief of the Monitoring and Enforcement Section of the DENR-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in