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Protected areas should remain protected – DENR

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THErecent campaign of t he Department of Environmen­t and Natural Resources-Western Visayas ( DENR- 6) against i l l e g a l o c c u p a t i o n i n protected areas resulted in the issuance of Notices of Violation ( NOV) and Show Cause Orders by the Community ENR Office of Bago City i n Negros Occidental. Recently, a total of 50 notices of violation ( NOVs) and two show-cause orders were given to the illegal occupants of the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP).

“L i k e NNNP, o t h e r protected areas are our hopes to continue the green and blue ecosystems balance,” said DENR-6 regional director Livino Duran.

“They are the home to our diverse floras and faunas, they are our biodiversi­ty, and of course, the trees in our protected areas ( PAs) provide us with an abundant supply of oxygen for our daily needs, so, therefore, the protected area should remain protected,” he added.

N N N P i s i n t h e northweste­rn part of Negros Island within the rovince of Negros Occidental. It covers 11 local government units, including the cities of Cadiz, Silay, Talisay, Victorias, Sagay, and San Carlos, as well as the towns of E. B. Magalona, Taboso, Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, and Murcia. It is home to several threatened and endangered endemic species, including the Negros bleeding heart dove, Visayan warty pig, Visayan spotted deer, and red Lauan.

A c c o r d i n g t o NNNP Protected Area

r i n t e n d e n t J o a n Nathaniel Gerangaya, violators failed to obtain building permits or a tenurial instrument such as the Special-use Agreement in Protected Area and approval from the Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) before constructi­on.

He cited Section 18 of Republic Act 11038 or t he Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act, which states that it is unlawful for any person to occupy or dwell in any public land within the protected area without clearance from the PAMB and could warrant a fine of P200,000 to P1 million and/ or imprisonme­nt of one to six years.

The department installed public notices and signage throughout the protected area t o warn potential buyers of public lands.

In July, a man was caught selling portions of public land in Brgy. Kumaliskis, Salvador Benedicto. Two more suspects were arrested in Brgy. Bunga the following day for engaging in the same activity.(

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?? ?? The Northern Negros Natural Park is in the northweste­rn part of Negros Island within the province of Negros Occidental. It covers 11 local government units, including the cities of Cadiz, Silay, Talisay, Victorias, Sagay, and San Carlos, as well as the towns of E.B. Magalona, Taboso, Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, and Murcia.
The Northern Negros Natural Park is in the northweste­rn part of Negros Island within the province of Negros Occidental. It covers 11 local government units, including the cities of Cadiz, Silay, Talisay, Victorias, Sagay, and San Carlos, as well as the towns of E.B. Magalona, Taboso, Calatrava, Salvador Benedicto, and Murcia.
?? ?? Public notices and signage have been placed throughout the Northern Negros Natural Park’s protected areas to warn possible buyers of public lands.
Public notices and signage have been placed throughout the Northern Negros Natural Park’s protected areas to warn possible buyers of public lands.
?? ?? Stanley Pringle (11) attempts to score for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings against Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters’ Justin Chua during their Philippine Cup match last night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Pringle finished with a conference-high 31 points for the reigning champion Kings, which snapped their two-game losing streak at the expense of the Fuel Masters.
Stanley Pringle (11) attempts to score for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings against Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters’ Justin Chua during their Philippine Cup match last night at the Don Honorio Ventura State University Gym in Bacolor, Pampanga. Pringle finished with a conference-high 31 points for the reigning champion Kings, which snapped their two-game losing streak at the expense of the Fuel Masters.

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