31 DENR execs sacked over illegal logging

Thirty-one officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were relieved from their posts for their failure to stop illegal logging in their areas.

“It’s been a year and four months since President Aquino ordered a logging ban, yet we continue to receive reports of log confiscations,” DENR Secretary Ramon Paje said yesterday.

Paje ordered the relief of Region 13 executive director Leonardo Sibbaluca and Region 11 executive director Jim Sampulna, Region 13 regional technical director ( RTD) for forestry Musa Saruang, Region 11 RTD for forestry Hardinado

Patnugo, and Region 11 Forest Resources Conservation Division OIC chief Claudio Jumao-as.

Also ordered relieved were Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offi cer (PENRO)–Agusan del Norte Rosendo Asunto, PENRO-Agusan del Sur Belo Udarbe, PENRO-Surigao del Sur Domingo Cabrera, Jr., PENRO-Davao del Norte Marcia Isip, PENRO-Davao Oriental Gregorio Lagura, and PENRO-Compostela Valley Julius Valdez.

Also sacked were Community Environment and Natural Resources Offi cer (CENRO)-Butuan City/Nasipit Vicente Sembrano, CENRO-Tubay Cabadbaran Elvin Indig, Cenro-bayugan Ruel Efren, Cenro-bunawan Jerome Tadem, CENROLORETO Alberto Bacanaya, CENRO-SAN Francisco Marlon Gelingo, Cenro-talacogon Eufracio Subayno; CENRO- Cantilan Mario Tioaquen, CENRO-BISLIG Ferdinand Alba, CENRO-LIANGA Jose Mario Reyes, and CENRO-TANDAG Rogelio Montenegro.

The CENROS from Region 11 who were also removed from their posts were CENRO-DAVAO City ( West) Napoleon Paje, Davao City (East) Melchor Ozaraga, Cenro-baganga Robinson Camacho, CENRO-LUPON Basilio Caralos, CENROMATI Restituta Dime, CENRO- Manay Dioscor Gavarra, CENRO-MACO Marvin Parilla, Cenro-monkayo Victor Billones, and Cenro-nabunturan antonio Inguillo.