BALER, Aurora: Combined operatives from the Philippine Army (PA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have scored heavily against illegal loggers and timber poachers with the seizure of over 1,600 board feet of “hot lumber” in a series of operations in Nueva Ecija and this province.

Lt. Col. Joey Escanillas, commander of the Philippine Army’s 56th Infantry Battalion based in this capital town, said the operations led to the filing of charges of violations of Presidential Decree 705, also known as the Forestry Laws, Rules and Regulations.

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