DENR slammed for ‘reactive’ response to environmental abuse

Sen. Raffy Tulfo called for stronger environmental protection and accountability, particularly in the management of the country’s protected areas, following the recent landfall of Super Typhoon Uwan which battered Luzon over the weekend.

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In his manifestation of support for the privilege speech of Sen. Erwin Tulfo urging protection for Sierra Madre after the typhoon, the older Tulfo lamented that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has always remained reactive instead of proactive in addressing abuse of the environment.