Region 2 mining firms ordered: turn over logs to DENR
By LEANDER C. DOMINGO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (August 24)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has told two mining companies to immediately turn over all cut logs or harvested timber to the department for safekeeping.
Gwendolyn Bambalan, DENR-Region 2 executive director, said the cut logs and harvested timber by mining companies in Cagayan Valley must all be properly stockpiled in a safe location to preserve their economic value.
“These logs can be donated to the Department of Education for school building construction and other government agencies and local government units,” Bambalan added.
To monitor the status of logs cut by mining firms, she and Mario Ancheta, Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 2 director, conducted sit...