STA.RITA, Samar – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Officer-in-Charge Forester Crisostomo Badeo Jr. offered to tender his resignation after Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Eastern Visayas Regional Executive Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo exposed the rampant illegal logging activities in the area.
(MANILA BULLETIN)
Badeo said he is willing to step down, if only to be cleared of the illegal logging issue in his area of jurisdiction.
He said the problem is that armed men, believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the boundary of Lawaan, Eastern Samar are protecting the illegal loggers.
“I am willing to resign from this post and return to the DENR regional office in Tacloban City in order that my name be cleared of the issue. We are not involved in illegal activities and I was even an awardeeof the regional office,” Badeo said.
Badeo said his office has been launching anti-illegal logging activities in Samar, particularly in Marabut.
Badeo pointed out that furniture makers in Marabut town have legitimate sources of lumber and the multi-sectoral monitoring council composed of the various sectors of Marabut are involved in forest protection in Marabut.
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/09/17/npa-linked-to-illegal-logging-in-samar/
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