4ID troopers apprehend illegal logging in AgSur
CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Mar. 23
(PIA) - Troops from the 3rd Special Forces Battalion under the Operational
Control of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division together with Rosario Municipal
Environment and Natural Resources Officer confiscated illegally cut logs
“Lawaan” at Barangay Anoling, Rosario, Agusan del Sur on March 20, 2014 at 8:00
a.m.
Nemesio De Paz, Municipal Environment and
Natural Resources Officer of Rosario, Agusan del Sur accompanied the troops
during this anti-illegal logging operation. The confiscated Lawaan logs was
estimated to have a market value of P300, 000. The said logs were turned-over
to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office-Caraga in Butuan
City for proper disposition.
Colonel Gregory Cayetano, commander of the
army’s 401st Brigade, thanked the people who provided them information about
the abandoned illegally cut logs in the area. "Thank you for your unending
support to the government in protecting and preserving our environment. Again,
I warn the illegal loggers if you don’t stop your illegal activities,"
said Cayetano.
"We will exert all our efforts in
supporting the government’s campaign against illegal logging to avoid further
destruction of our natural resources," said Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo
Leonardo Jr, commanding officer of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion. (4ID PA/PIA-Caraga)