DENR forms task force for Metro Manila

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has created a new task force that would ensure strict implementation of environmental laws and regulations, and go after environmental offenders in Metro Manila.

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said “Task Force DENR Metro Manila” is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the agency’s law enforcement muscle, which he described as the “weakest link” in the fulfillment of the agency’s mandate to preserve and protect the environment and natural resources of the country.