31 DENR execs sacked over Illegal Logging

MANILA, Philippines - Thirty-one officials of theMANILA, Philippines - 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 Officer (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 Officer (CENRO)-Butuan City/Nasipit Vicente Sembrano, CENRO-Tubay Cabadbaran Elvin Indig, CENRO-Bayugan Ruel Efren, CENRO-Bunawan Jerome Tadem, CENRO-Loreto 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, CENRO-Mati Restituta Dime, CENRO-Manay Dioscor Gavarra, CENRO-Maco Marvin Parilla, CENRO-Monkayo Victor Billones, and CENRO-Nabunturan Antonio Inguillo. 

Yan kasi, di ginagawa ng tama trabaho nila.

President Aquino, in February 2011, issued Executive Order No. 23 declaring a moratorium on the cutting or harvesting of timber in natural and secondary forests nationwide.

 Under the order, an anti-illegal logging task force was created to implement the logging ban, comprising the departments of the Interior and Local Government and National Defense, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, chief of the Philippine National Police, with the DENR secretary as chairman.

Paje said the relief of the 31 officials is part of continuing efforts in the pursuit of good governance in the DENR.

As of May 2012, a total of 32 employees have been dismissed and suspended, 34 were charged with various offenses, while 176 are under investigation.

(Source : http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=822806&publicationSubCategoryId=63)

Well its nice to hear that the President is concerned about the environment, getting rid of these officials that didn't serve the environment well. They don't deserve their positions! The article above is right...if there is a law about illegal logging, then why are there still complaints and reports about finding, confiscating chopped down trees by these illegal loggers. This is much better, I hope, new officials to straighten up and do the job of those sacked officials. I just hope they do their jobs well.


The negative side is, is there much time left to do the right thing? or even will they do the right thing? So much wasted time just to realize that these officials are not doing their jobs. Instead of saving the environment and possibly the lives of millions, of US, they are just standing their doing NOTHING! I feel pity for them losing their jobs but there is no other way. If they really did their jobs well, trees will THANK them if trees can.

Can you imagine a place without trees? without air? without anything?

If I were the President, I'll hire my best and trusted official to these jobs, I'll have someone or even me monitoring their progress in work and stuff. I'll make sure that every cent that I spend for their budget in protecting the environment and restoring them ,if they can, counts. I'll make stricter laws and heavier punishments for those who fail to follow the rules. If I caught groups still doing illegal logging in my country , I'll show to the media what punishment best suite's them and set them as example to those who still wants to break the law.

If I were the man assigned by the President in this task of protecting the environment, I'll do my best in doing my responsibility and promote to my co-workers that in our hands, we can save the future state of our country. Follow the exact rules and procedures the President said and do my job efficiently and effectively.

Catching and stopping illegal logging doesn't only put bad guys to jail, but also it is a way of SAVING our environment. I want to save the environment too and my first step in doing that is joining a club in school to save the environment.

Do your job for the environment !