DENR vows to enforce environmental laws, regulations aggressively
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has vowed to be more aggressive in enforcing environmental laws and regulations in 2019 to sustain the momentum generated by the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and other accomplishments of the agency last year. “This year, I hope to send a strong message to environmental offenders and to the public of our seriousness in implementing and enforcing environmental laws, rules and regulations,” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said. He highlighted the Boracay rehabilitation as the “centerpiece of our 2018 accomplishments.”
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De Vera- Ruiz, E. (2019, January 6). DENR vows to enforce environmental laws, regulations aggressively. Manila Bulletin, p. 2.
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