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Cam Norte Flying FoxPENRO CAM NORTE STRENGTHENS INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON FLYING FOXES THRU GMA NEWS. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Camarines Norte headed by OIC, PENR Officer Marlon C. Francia strengthen its Information and Education Campaign (IEC) about Flying Foxes through an interview aired over GMA News. PENRO Francia said that the species are being closely monitored by the Office quarterly. Further, he explained the importance of flying foxes in the ecosystem. “Flying Foxes must be appreciated by our community because they play a vital role in balancing the ecosystem,” PENRO Francia added. (With report from PENRO Camarines Norte)

Cam Norte HandgunPENRO CAM NORTE JOINS HANDGUN FAMILIARIZATION AND PRECISION TRAINING. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Camarines Norte headed by OIC, PENR Officer Marlon C. Francia joined the Handgun Familiarization and Precision Training spearheaded by the Camarines Norte Provincial Police Office (PPO) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team at Camp Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, Sr., Brgy. Dogongan, Daet, Camarines Norte. The training was attended by PENRO Francia together with the Monitoring and Enforcement Section (MES) employees and other staff. “PENRO Camarines Norte aims to equip and capacitate its personnel especially those who are deployed in the field in the exigency of the service,” PENRO Francia said. (With report from PENRO Camarines Norte)

Catanduanes MOPADENR V, LGU SAN ANDRES IN CATANDUANES SIGN MOPA. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) V headed by Regional Executive Director Francisco E. Milla, Jr., CESO III, together with Assistant Regional Director (ARD) for Technical Services Atty. Ronnel Sopsop, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Catanduanes led by Imelda D. Baltazar, Licenses, Patents and Deeds Division (LPDD) Chief Ferdinand L. Baltazar recently signed a Memorandum of Partnership Agreement (MOPA) with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Andres in the province of Catanduanes represented by Hon. Mayor Peter C. Cua and the Municipal Assessor Rosemarie S. Zafe. The MOPA which aims to hasten the implementation of the Rapid Land Tenure Appraisal (RLTA) will better direct land titling and generate land administration profiles necessary for the LGU's socio-economic and sustainable development. The activity is an initiative under President Rodrigo Duterte's 10-year National Titling Program, which includes "ensuring land tenure security to stimulate investments and remove land management bottlenecks." The MOPA signing was conducted at LGU San Andres Conference Hall on March 22, 2022. The event was also graced by members of Sangguniang Bayan (SB) San Andres, other Head of Officers of LGU San Andres, guests from DENR V Regional Office and PENRO Catanduanes personnel. (with report from PENRO Catanduanes)

Water Resource Permitting

DENR BICOL, LGU IROSIN TIES UP FOR WATER RESOURCE USE PERMITTING. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bicol headed by Regional Executive Director Francisco E. Milla, Jr., CESO III in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Irosin, Sorsogon spearheaded the annual celebration of the World Water Day (WWD) through a Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign on March 25, 2022 at Nature Spring Resort, Irosin, Sorsogon. With the global theme, “Ground Water: Making the Invisible Visible”, this year’s celebration adopted the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the aim to generate actions from various stakeholders to ensure access to safe water by 2030. Regional Executive Director Milla said that the CEPA campaign is aimed at raising the awareness of every Bicolano to save our natural resources, particularly our forests and water resources and to sustain development for the future generations to come. The yearly conduct of this event is based on the proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 22, 1992 proclaiming every 22nd day of March as the World Day for Water.

Mobo WaterPENRO MASBATE, CENRO MOBO HOLD INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON IMPORTANCE OF WATER. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) Masbate headed by the OIC, PENR Officer Benito B. Salazar and the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Mobo, Masbate headed by CENR Officer Jean V. Imperial spearheaded the conduct of Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) campaign about the importance of water and the “Water Code of the Philippines” at Brgy. Cabangrayan, Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate recently. With the theme, “Ground Water: Making the Invisible Visible”, this year’s celebration adopted the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the aim to generate actions from various stakeholders to ensure access to safe water by 2030. CENR Officer Jean V. Imperial said that the information drive is aimed to engage people to increase their level of awareness on the use of water and the global threat about water crisis. (With report from CENRO Mobo)