Philippines | "We cannot do anything" about illegal structures in 2 PAs

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will have to legalize illegal structures at the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP) as a measure to address the prevailing environment issues hounding forest parks in the province.

This was stressed by Undersecretary Jim Sampulna on the sidelines of the 2nd Research and Development Congress on East Asian-Australasian Flyway for Wetlands and Migratory Waterbirds at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City Tuesday, October 8.

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