DENR ASEC visits region 10… (from p. 3) EDITORIAL BOARD

she proceeded to Brgy. Pangasihan of the same city where the Consultants plantation of Nipa Palm managed by PO - Lantawan Agroforestry and Developers Multi-purpose Cooperative is ARLEIGH J. ADORABLE, CESO III situated. She also went to Brgy. Maluko, Manolo Fortich, Regional Executive Director

Bukidnon and visited the plantation of timber (Brazilian Fire FELIX S. MIRASOL, JR. Tree and Falcata) and fruit trees (guyabano, lemonsito, Assistant Regional Director jackfruit, durian, lanzones, avocado, apple, guava, rambutan, for Management Services marang and cashew) of PO - United Rural Women of Maluko, Inc. ALDRICH S. RESMA OIC, Assistant Regional Director Among the issues encountered by ASEC Lagunda for Technical Services during her site-visit were the policy issuance on the harvesting of planted trees within untenured areas and the RPAO Staff considerably high required survival rate of planted trees which is 85%. Lina D. Calvez

According to the members of the PO in-charge of the Editor in Chief

said ENGP sites, the program helped them convert their idle Rosita T. Lubguban lands to become productive areas, uplift their way of living Managing Editor/Lay-out Artist Secretary Cimatu challenges regional officials to protect the through the employment it generates and extra income it provides, and improve the environmental condition of the Marlowe M. Paragas forest, improve the forest cover of Region X area by means of the increased forest cover. Associate Editor “Your performance on the National Greening

Shannon Lyn A. Aboc will be a gauge for your promotion”, he added. A forthcoming ENGP Focal Persons Consultative Glenn Kirby A. German Meeting and Workshop will be conducted this February 2020 Ana Mae H. Sumalinog On the Solid Waste Management Program, where ASEC Lagunda is expected to take part in the activity. Secretary also challenged regional officials to coordinate Staff Writers with local government officials and provide technical Ricardo A. Medello assistance on their compliance to the provisions of

CENRO Manolo Fortich… (from p. 6) Artist/ Photographer Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 particularly on establishment the highest survival rate in ENGP and likewise the top Emma H. Labitad and operation of sanitary landfill. Jovilyn W. Amper contributor of the country’s forest cover. He encouraged the At present, there are 13 operational sanitary people of Bukidnon to upkeep the record. Circulation Managers landfills in Northern and with 7 in Bukidnon, Secretary Cimatu also acknowledged all the job order Camiguin with 1 (cluster for five municipalities), 3 in employees. He challenged them to learn thoroughly the laws Email Add: [email protected] Lanao del Norte and 2 in Misamis Oriental. The DENR implemented by the Department and promised security of [email protected]/[email protected] extends technical assistance to the cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental for them to career to those with civil service eligibility. establish a sanitary landfill. Contact Numbers of DENR, Regional Office:

Also present during the welcome program were The meeting was also graced by Chief of Staff Office of the Regional Executive Director 856-8200 DENR Regional Executive Director Arleigh Adorable, and Undersecretary for Operations – Visayas and Regional Public Affairs Office 880-5893 DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu challenges DENR X officials to Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Aldrich provide technical assistance to local government units on the Mindanao, Rodolfo Garcia, Regional Executive Director Resma, PENR Officer Vergilino Alima of Bukidnon, PENR Management Services compliance to Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste (RED) Arleigh J. Adorable, Environmental Management Officer Ferdinand Dagulo of Misamis Oriental, and Planning & Mgt. Division 856-8783 Management Act of 2000 particularly on the establishment and Bureau Regional Director (RD) Reynaldo S. Digamo, Bukidnon CENR Officers Ferddie Sususco, Felicisimo Legal Division 880-5945 operation of sanitary landfill. Mines and Geosciences Bureau RD Efren B. Carido, Escuadro, Jr., and Arnulfo Osio of Valencia City, Don Administrative Division 856-7025 Assistant RD for Management Services Felix S. Mirasol, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Carlos, and Talakag, respectively. Personnel Section 856-9123 Jr., Assistant RD for Technical Services Aldrich S. Finance Division 880-5806 A. Cimatu challenged officials of Region X to improve the Resma, PENROs, CENROs, division chiefs and other forest cover of their respective area of jurisdiction during Secretary Cimatu is the first DENR Secretary to visit Technical Services officials of the regional office. the Expanded Executive Committee Meeting on January 30, CENRO Manolo Fortich. (Aleth Lou Ibañes/Ana Mae Sumalinog) Conservation & Dev’t. Division 856-6704 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City. Meanwhile, Secretary Cimatu and USEC Garcia Enforcement Division 856-9537 with regional officials visited the sanitary landfill in Surveys & Mapping Division 880-5805 “As much as possible let us protect the forest and Barangay Pagalungan and the proposed eco park in Sec. Cimatu challenges… (from p. 1) Licenses, Patents & Deeds Division 856-2140 improve the forest cover”, Secretary Cimatu told regional Barangay Carmen of local government of Cagayan de While in Region X, Secretary Cimatu and USEC Garcia officials. He disclosed the shift of growing bamboos under Oro City. Secretary Cimatu was apprised of the also had a meeting with the Provincial and Community the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP). He initiatives of the city government on the implementation Environment and Natural Resources Offices of Bukidnon at Like and share: also directed the Provincial and Community Environment of the provisions of RA 9003 by no less than Mayor CENRO-Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. He discussed the priority DENR Northern Mindanao and Natural Resources Officers to visit project sites and Oscar S. Moreno. He was impressed with the programs of the Department during the meeting. Visit us at r10.denr.gov.ph closely monitor the implementation of ENGP in their implementation of Solid Waste Management by the city respective areas. government of Cagayan de Oro. (p. 8) 8

Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10, Northern Mindanao Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10, Northern Mindanao

DENR EMB 10 awards Sustainable USEC Sampulna attends Task Turnover of LES-1 in Bukidnon DENR 10 RED lays down agency’s… (from p. 3)

and Eco-Friendly Schools for 2019 Force Bangon Marawi Inter- Upper River Basin method using drones to identify the metes and bounds of areas developed. Agency meeting For CY 2020, DENR 10 target for patent issuance significantly increased to more or less 10,000 titles which will be worked out in coordination with the municipalities in the region with existing Memorandum of Partnership Agreements with the Office.

DENR 10 seeks to be the best performing regional office based on what it has accomplished in the previous year and live its being an Environmental Awards for Governance and Leadership Excellence DENR 10 Regional Executive Director Arleigh J. Adorable (EAGLE) Awardee for the year 2018 – the highest and (4th from right) assisted by regional officials hands over the most prestigious award that can be conferred to the cash prize of Thirty Five Thousand Pesos to the Nestle Water most outstanding performers among the regional Leadership Award regional winner - elementary category IPO BLUPPENTTRAS President Juanito “Datu Uba” Bayawon offices. of the Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools 2019 operating the Abaca Stripping Machine during the LES1 turnover to School Principal Roso A. Rafal (5th from right) of Sagay DENR Undersecretary for Enforcement and Muslim ceremony on January 22, 2020 in Sitio Tandacol, Brgy. Lilingayon, RED Adorable looks forward for the Central School, Sagay, Camiguin. The cash award was Affairs Jim O. Sampulna (2nd from left) updates Valencia, Bukidnon continuous effort of the Office to work together and sponsored by Nestle , Meralco and Environmental Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Secretary accordingly find strength in unity among its Management Bureau (EMB). Livelihood Enhancement Support – 1 (LES1) and (TFBM) Chair employees. Also in photo (from left) are DENR 10 Assistant Regional nd was introduced in year 2016 as a subproject of Director (ARD) for Management Services Felix S. Mirasol, Eduardo del Rosario (2 from right) and Marawi City Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Jr., ARD for Technical Services Aldrich S. Resma, Mines Mayor Majul Gandamra (right) on the accomplishment Management Project (INREMP). It offers support in and Geosciences Bureau Regional Director Efren B. Carido, of the Department of Environment and Natural production and enhancement of the People’s Lawyer Florenda Lamason – Yap, EMB 10 Environmental Resources-TFBM-SubCommittee on Land Resource Organizations’ (POs) existing commodities. Monitoring and Enforcement Division Chief Florencio Management (DENR-TFBM-SLRM) since its creation Dominguez, Jr. and EMB 10 Administrative Division Chief and start of the Marawi rehabilitation during the It grants a facility or a combination of New email address of DENR, Region X and PENRO Offices Guillermo Hormillada, Jr. TFBM Inter-agency meeting on January 28, 2020 at infrastructure. Concrete Drying Pavement, Irrigation the TFBM Field Office, Mindanao State University in Water Facility, Small Constructed Facility, Marawi City. Agricultural Machinery & Milling Facility, and Food DENR, Regional Office X processing Facility/Equipment are the options USEC Sampulna said DENR-TFBM-SLRM has amounting to Php 300,000.00. [email protected] exceedingly surpassed its targets in the rehabilitation particularly in the conduct of social cartography/ In year 2018, 42 POs of Bukidnon Upper PENRO Bukidnon River Basin (BURB) partnered on the said subproject. community profiling of the Internally Displaced [email protected] Persons (IDPs) which was spearheaded by the DENR Recently, 27 POs had their turnover between X-TFBM team while the Relocation Survey was also November 2019 – February 2020. Solar drying PENRO Camiguin pavements, mini-warehouse facilities, agricultural performed by the DENR XII-TFBM survey team in [email protected] the most affected area (MAA) and less affected area machineries, and milling facilities awarded to the POs (LAA) in Marawi City. He also explained the were constructed and installed based on Asian PENRO Lanao del Norte Department’s implementation of Solid Waste Development Bank guidelines. The POs are Management particularly in the acquisition 31.7 responsible for the maintenance and overall operation [email protected] of the given infrastructures/facilities. For hectares of land for Engineered Sanitary Landfill at PENRO Misamis Occidental Barangay Malimono and the 2.2 hectares which was sustainability purposes, they made a resolution for the Newly designated OIC, Assistant Regional Director for identified for centralized Material Recovery Facilities, service rates of the given infrastructures/facilities. [email protected] Special Concerns Ben-Ali B. Decampong reports to Motorpool and Administrative building in Barangay INREMP is one of the banner programs of the DENR X on January 13, 2020 per DENR Special Order PENRO Misamis Oriental Dulay both located in Marawi City. He also presented Department of Environment and Natural Resources No. 2019 – 1023 signed by Secretary Roy A. Cimatu on [email protected] December 10, 2019. He delivered a message during the the purchase of 13 heavy equipment units: skid dozer, with its main objective to rehabilitate the denuded Flag Raising/Monday Convocation thanking DENR back-hoe, excavator, road-roller, bulldozer and dump watershed areas in Bukidnon Upper River Basin. Secretary Cimatu for returning him to his second home, trucks; 21 units equipment: composter, shredder and LES1 is one of the subprojects of INREMP wherein Region X. densifier; 21 units of garbage collection trucks and the PO beneficiaries will be able to increase their

A native of Lanao del Norte, he was formerly the OIC, motor vehicles; and ICT equipment, furniture and income in a sustainable way and contribute to the Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services of fixtures and office equipment. overall improvement of the watershed. (Jayson M. Ligtas) 2 Region XIII - Caraga Region. (Photo by Ana Mae H. Sumalinog) 7 Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10, Northern Mindanao Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10, Northern Mindanao CENRO Manolo Fortich welcomes DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 10 (DENR 10) Regional Executive Director (RED) Arleigh J. Adorable lays down the agency’s plans and targets for CY 2020 during its 1st Regional Expanded Executive Committee Meeting on January 8, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City.

In compliance to the marching orders of DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu, RED Adorable underscored the necessity to create a Regional Environmental Law Outgoing OIC CENR Officer of Talakag, Bukidnon Leonardo Buted (left) hand in the symbolic key to incoming OIC, Enforcement Task Force which will be tasked to sternly CENR Officer Arnulfo Osio (right) during the ceremonial turn enforce in the region the several environmental laws of -over on January 13, 2020. The event was witnessed by the country particularly on forest protection. DENR 10 Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services The Department of Environment and Natural rd Aldrich Resma (3 from left), Bukidnon PENR Officer Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu visited DENR Assistant Secretary for Administration, Human Resources and Vergilino Alima ((2nd from right) and Manolo Fortich CENR Legislative Affairs Joan A. Lagunda (right) is being updated by nd DENR Region X and went to Community Peoples Organization President Arnold T. Daguit (center) of San Jose Officer Virgilio Batocail (2 from left). Agro-Forestry Farmers Association, Inc. on their Enhanced National Environment and Natural Resources Office Regional Executive Director Arleigh J. Adorable signed Greening Program plantation site in Brgy. San Jose, Gingoog City, (CENRO) - Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon last Misamis Oriental during her site visit on January 28, 2020. Also in the Regional Special Order No. 2020-01-019 dated January 9, February 1, 2020. photo is DENR 10 Regional Executive Director Arleigh J. Adorable 2020 designating then Integrated Natural Resources and (left). Environmental Management Project Focal Person Arnulfo The Secretary was accompanied by Chief of Osio as new OIC, CENRO of Talakag, Bukidnon following Staff and Undersecretary for Field Operations, the retirement of Buted after 38 years of public service. (Roland (USEC) Rodolfo C. Garcia and other military Department of Environment and Natural Ciscar/Ana Mae Sumalinog) comrades. Resources (DENR) Assistant Secretary (ASEC) for Administration, Human Resources and Legislative Environmental Symposium The party was welcomed by the OIC, Affairs Joan A. Lagunda visited some of the Provincial ENR Officer Vergilino P. Alima who Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP) sites Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 10 (DENR 10) presented the profile of Bukidnon. OIC, CENR Regional Executive Director (RED) Arleigh J. Adorable (standing, right)) of Region 10 last January 28-29, 2020 at Gingoog Officer Virgilio N. Batocail also presented the spearheaded the DENR 10 1st Regional Expanded Executive Committee Meeting City, Misamis Oriental and Manolo Fortich, for CY 2020 on January 8, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City. This was attended by executive overview of CENRO Manolo Fortich to the agency’s key officials, planning officers and National Greening Program Bukidnon. the Secretary. (NGP) focal persons in the region as well as field offices. This is in compliance to Special Order No. Secretary Cimatu expressed his Also, RED Adorable tasked the Director of 2019-956 issued by DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu overwhelming appreciation to DENR personnel in Environmental Management Bureau Region 10 to directing some officials of the department to conduct Bukidnon for being in full support of his visit. identify as soon as possible an area where the Local periodic site visits to established ENGP plantations in

Secretary Cimatu called to accelerate the Government Units (LGUs) can establish a clustered order to reinforce efforts and address issues on the issuance of Free Patents of Alienable and Disposable sanitary landfill and to require them to submit a sewage ground to ensure the accomplishment of targets set lands. With regard to the Bukidnon Forest plan. for the ENGP.

Incorporated (BFI), he instructed OIC, PENRO Following the success of “Challenge for Change Program: CDO Limpyo Dagat Contest” as a regional It can be recalled that ASEC Lagunda made Alima, also the concurrent BFI General Manager, to her first ENGP site visit in a bamboo plantation pay the outstanding unpaid salaries of the BFI initiative of DENR 10 which the same was inspired on the efforts of the department to restore and rehabilitate managed by Ernesto Pelaez Ranch, Inc. on December employees and start planting bamboo species both in the Bay, RED Adorable plans to sustain this 23, 2019 in Malasag, Cugman, Cagayan de Oro City. BFI and National Greening Program (NGP) areas. initiative by replicating it this time to the rivers of Subsequently, ASEC Lagunda was able to monitor Secretary Cimatu also cited few distinctive Cagayan de Oro City. The contest gained support from and validate 3 ENGP sites during her two-day visit factors causing plantation’s low survival rate and the LGUs in the city as well as from other stakeholders together with the key officials and personnel of to protect and conserve the Macajalar Bay. As a result of The DENR, Region X through CENRO Iligan City conducts Environmental strictly instructed not to start NGP if the source of DENR 10. Symposium on February 27, 2020 at Iligan City National High School (upper water is not assured. this, RED Adorable likewise aspires to clone the same On the first day, ASEC Lagunda visited the photo) and Hinaplanon National High School (bottom photo), Iligan City. initiative to all other bays in the region. plantation site of Peoples Organization (PO) - San

“I am not after the number of hectares Jose Agro-Forestry Farmers Association, Inc. in The participants of the activity were members of Youth for Environment in planted, I am after the number of trees that will RED Adorable underscored the implementation Schools Organization (YES-O) and other school clubs. The activity aimed to and supervision of NGP in the region by continuing its Brgy. San Jose, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. She survive”, Secretary Cimatu said. personally validated the existing timber (Falcata) and mobilize students to engage in various environment-related activities and objective to increase its present forest cover of 22%. awareness to environment protection and conservation. Topics discussed He commended the Province of Bukidnon DENR 10 is targeting to correct all its polygons on the fruit bearing trees (mangosteen, durian, lanzones, and include DENR priority programs, Solid Waste Management, Biodiversity and for being one among the provinces who have (p. 8) first quarter of 2020 through Social Cartography (p. 7) rambutan) planted in the area. Thereafter, (p. 8) Tayo Ang Kalikasan Campaign. 6 3 DENR 10 capacitates information Women’s Month Celebration DENR X, Green Convergence lead 3rd Philippine officers on news writing, photography Environment Summit To capacitate the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 10 and Environmental Management Bureau 10 information officers on effective Information, Education and Communication campaign, the DENR 10, through its Regional Public Affairs Office conducted a Learning Event on News Writing and Photography and Updates on Solid Waste Management on January 8-9, 2020 in Misamis Oriental.

The learning event included discussions on effective news writing for print and radio. Process of news gathering, Elements of News, Lead and Headline Writing, News writing Principles and News values were DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs Juan Miguel T. Cuna underscores to participants the urgency to achieve unity in protecting the environment now that we have grasped the political will as ever before to confront rather than evade environmental also tackled during the activity. DENR X Gender and Development Focal Person, problems that have haunted our country and our people. This message was explained by USEC Cuna in behalf of DENR Secretary Roy A. Information officers were also capacitated on Forester Mabel Gemma A. Ravanera leads the opening of Cimatu during the opening program of the 3rd Philippine Environment Summit on February 26-28, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City. Basic Photography techniques, camera parts and the 2020 National Women’s Month Celebration with the USEC Cuna also shared updates on the Manila bay rehabilitation wherein the water quality in several areas where sampling stations are theme: “We Make Change Work for Women.” established has improved significantly although still way above standards in terms of fecal coliforms. The Manila Bay Rehabilitation is chaired functions. In addition, tips on writing photo captions were by the DENR. also shared to enhance the production of environment- The DENR X celebration started with a program and related photo releases. Thanksgiving Mass on March 2. Other activities to highlight the celebration include Purple Fridays, Online On the other hand, updates on the implementation Advocacy, Lecture on Committee on Office Decorum and of the Ecological Solid Waste Management was discussed Investigation, Lecture on Safe Spaces Act (Bawal Bastos during the activity which included the 10-Year Solid Law), among others. Waste Management Plan, Materials Recovery Facility and Disposal Facility. One of the highlights also of the discussion was the observance of the Zero Waste Month World Wetlands Day in January which is an advocacy that promotes the designing and managing of products and processes to avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials.

Writeshop on news writing for print and radio, Workshop on Photography and open forum were

conducted to apply the knowledge and skills learned the Dr. Angelina P Galang, President Green Convergence mentions the nd information officers during the learning event. techniques in visualizing the future and the different scenarios, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma (2 from right), responsibility and accountability in adopting best practices in DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International conserving and protecting the environment during the opening salvo of Affairs Juan Miguel T. Cuna (2nd from left), Green Convergence the 3rd Philippine Environment Summit on February 26-28, 2020 in President Angelina P. Galang (right) and Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno (left) cut the ceremonial ribbon marking Cagayan de Oro City. rd The 3rd Philippine Environment Summit was spearheaded by the Green the opening of the Booth Exhibit at the 3 Philippine Environment Convergence and the DENR in cooperation with the local government Summit (PES) on March 26 – 28, 2020. of Cagayan de Oro. Present during the summit are Archbishop Antonio The booth exhibit showcased convergence initiatives and other Ledesma, DENR USEC Juan Miguel T. Cuna, Cagayan de Oro City outstanding environmental projects undertaken by government, civil In celebration of World Wetlands Day, Chief of Mayor Oscar S. Moreno and DENR X Regional Executive Director society, business, and other sectors. (Photo by Marlowe M. Paragas) Protected Areas Management and Biodiversity Arleigh J. Adorable. Conservation Section Ranoray Love Noro gives a short lecture on the importance of wetlands and the ecological service it provides during the DENR 10 Monday Convocation on February 3, 2020 in Cagayan de Oro City. Students from various schools in Region X participate in the 3rd Philippine Environment Summit co-sponsored by the Green Noro explains how wetlands are a highly functional Convergence and the Department of Environment and Natural type of ecosystem providing cradle to migratory birds Resources (DENR) on February 26 – 28 in Cagayan de Oro City. and other countless species of plants and animals. Students and other participants visit the DENR booth exhibit to The Regional Public Affairs Office of the Department of Environment get information materials and answer ENR trivia questions. and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 10 spearheads the conduct of World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each Tokens were given to lucky visitors. Learning Event on News Writing and Photography and Updates on Solid year on February 2. It marks the anniversary of the Waste Management on January 8-9, 2019 in Misamis Oriental. signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International The activity enhanced the capability of information officers in producing Importance (Ramsar Convention) in Ramsar, Iran, on effective press and photo releases and communicating environment February 2, 1971. The Philippines joined the programs and projects to the public. convention in 1994. 4 5