6 arrested for illegal logging in Tanudan

TANUDAN, Kalinga -- A case for violation of Presidential Decree 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines was readied for filing against six men for hauling illegally sawn Narra lumber worth P64,990 here in Barangay Mabaca on Wednesday, August 23, the regional police information office said in a report.
    A report submitted to Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. David K. Peredo Jr. identified suspects as  Jhonel Manipon Detchoso, 21; Michael Jordan De Larma Mateo, 29; Alvin Ramos Batwagen Tondo, 25; Ricky Bale Lawi, 28; Richard Sikat Garma, 30; and Arnold Mateo Santos, 29; all residents of Quirino province.

    The report said Tanudan police and personnel of Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources and Tanudan local government responded to a report regarding ongoing hauling of illegally sawn Narra lumber near the river bank at Sitio Anago, Barangay Mabaca that resulted to suspects’ arrest.
    Confiscated from suspects were a chainsaw and seven pieces of Narra lumber with total volume of 129.98 board feet and worth P64,990.
    The arrested suspects are now under custody of Tanudan police and will be facing charges for illegal logging, while the chainsaw and Narra lumber were brought to the DENR Kalinga office for disposition.