The DENR Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of Glan has discussed with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Eastern Sarangani the department’s mandate, programs, watershed areas, and other environmental matters after the new PCG station commander paid a courtesy visit to the field office on Tuesday (April 4).

CENR Officer Dr. Rosalinda B. Cortez also requested PCG ENS Genesis Val C. Sarmiento and his team to join the upcoming Integrated Coastal Management Planning via ridge-to-reef approach which would heighten the protection of the watersheds and coastal and marine ecosystems especially that the Sarangani Bay is a protected seascape.

Dr. Cortez also hoped that the PCG would continue to heighten their partnership with the DENR in implementing the environmental laws in area. “We have a binding agreement in the SOCCSKSARGEN Environmental Protection Task Force wherein different agencies converged against environmental crimes,” she added.

PCG ENS Sarmiento extended his overwhelming gratitude for the pleasant welcome of the CENRO Glan and guaranteed his support in helping curb environmental crimes in Eastern Sarangani. (With report and photos from JCDumanon, IO Designate, CENRO Glan) | RSCIGM

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𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 – A solitary sea cow locally known as “dugong,” was recently spotted by the monitoring team of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 12 during the department’s regular watch in Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS).

 

The team composed of Conservation and Development Division, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO) of Sarangani, and Protected Area Management Office of SBPS sighted the sea cow on February 8 floating on the water surface at a safe distance from the shore of Kawas, Alabel town.

 

DENR Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) of Sarangani Maria Elvira V. Lumayag said the SBPS has been the home to a lot of dugongs which indicates the good health and condition of the bay’s coastal and marine ecosystems. “The presence of sea cows in the SBPS is a valuable indicator of the success of DENR’s conservation efforts in the region,” she said.

 

Joy C. Ologuin, protected area superintendent of the SBPS, said “The sighting is an opening salvo of the upcoming 27th anniversary of the protected seascape. The SBPS week provides an opportunity to celebrate the success of conservation efforts in the region and to continue to raise awareness on the importance of environmental protection and conservation.”

 

The DENR-12 through the PENRO Sarangani continues to monitor and protect the marine and coastal habitats in the area to ensure the long-term survival of the dugongs (listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature) and other species in SBPS. (With report and photos from DENR-PENRO Sarangani) | RSCIGM

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KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 12 together with its two line agencies, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), on Saturday has sent sacks and boxes of relief aid to three (3) municipalities in Maguindanao Province that were heavily affected by recent tropical storm ‘Paeng.’

 

DENR-12 Regional Executive Director Atty. Felix S. Alicer, ARD for Technical Services Engr. Mama G. Samaon, provincial and community ENR Officers, some officials and employees of the agency delivered the relief goods donated by the employees and other donors to the local government units of Datu Odin Sinsuat, Upi, and Datu Blah Sinsuat.

 

The relief goods contain sets of individually packed relief goods, clothes, rice, instant noodles, coffee, biscuits, fruits, canned goods, vitamins, slippers shoes, blankets, malong, mosquito nets, sleeping mats, assorted bags, and towels.

 

RED Alicer thanked all the donors and personnel of the DENR-12, EMB-12 and MGB-12 for extending their help to the victims of ‘Paeng.’ | Photos by: RJEbita