Bishop Socrates Mesiona of the Puerto Princesa Diocese has condemned as a deplorable act the slaying of forest ranger Bienvinido "Toto" Veguilla Jr. by an illegal logger in El Nido.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Roy A. Cimatu has vowed to do everything in his power to protect workers of their agency against “fearless, cunning and greedy” individuals who destroy the country's natural resources for their own selfish interests.
A forest ranger conducting monitoring patrol in El Nido town was reportedly hacked to death Wednesday afternoon by a group of unidentified illegal loggers whose chainsaw they confiscated.
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park-Protected Area Management Board (PPSRNP-PAMB) turned over on Friday to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) the...