COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE

Taytay 5312, Palawan; cenrotaytaypal@yahoo.com.ph

CENRO Taytay holds Paralegal

From L to R: DMO IV Mariano P. Lilang, Jr. (center in white), PASu Alexander E. Mancio (center in green), CENRO Felizardo B. Cayatoc (center in black), LMO III
David Dalino (center in red) and the participants on the second day of a Paralegal Training held on April 8-9, 2016 at the CENR Office, Taytay, Palawan.

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n response to the emerging The discussion on the first day National Integrated Protected Area
threats on forest and protected focused on the salient provisions of System (NIPAS) Act. To supplement
areas brought about by relevant policies and laws. Prior to the discussion on protected areas,
unsustainable practices and the lecture, a pre-test was given to EMS II Carolyn Esmenda also
unprecedented developments, Basic the participants to measure the level discussed about the biodiversity.
Orientation on Forest and Protected of their learning with pertains to their This was followed by the
Area Law Enforcement was respective duties and presentation of protocols on arrest,
conducted on April 8-9, 2016 at the responsibilities. Lecture started with search, seizure, detention and some
CENR Office, Taytay, Palawan. The the presentation of Special constitutional rights by SI I Daryl
one and a half-day event intended to Investigator I Daryl Pingol wherein Pingol. Other presentations include
strengthen and enhance the he discussed briefly the roles of a Forest Inventory discussed by For.
capacity of employees involved in paralegal, its functions and skills Ernesto Ramos, Forest Utilization
forest and marine management and necessary for effective law presented by For. Donna Cocjen,
protection. enforcement. It was followed by the
presentation of CENRO Felizardo B.
With the theme “Understanding Cayatoc on the articles and sections
the Concept of Paralegal: on Environment and the Executive
Empowers Enforcement Team’s Order No. 23. He emphasized the
Capacity”, a total of 58 personnel given authority/ies and
composed of Forest Rangers, responsibilities of an anti-illegal
Forest Protection Officers, Protected logging task force. The day was
Area Rangers and other CENR ended with the two presentations of
Officials who have direct FMS Chief Rodney G. Verian who
involvement on the Forestry and discussed about the Forestry Code Solving the Case: Action Planning Workshop
Basics of GPS by Forest Ranger
Protected Area management of the Philippines and the various
Gerald Namoc and Basic
participated in the said learning provisions of DENR Administrative
Information on Lands discussed by
event. Resource persons, on the Order No. 97-32 including
LMO III David Dalino.
other hand, comprised of those apprehension, seizure, confiscation
employees who have an expertise and forfeiture.
At the end of the day, case studies
on the governing laws for forest and
were given as participant’s
protected area conservation and On the 2nd day, the discussion
practicum/workshop. Post-test was
protection. started with the presentation of
administered afterwards. The event
PASu Alexander Mancio about the
ended with a message from CENRO
Felizardo B. Cayatoc enjoining all
personnel to be active in
environmental law enforcement.
(Lucila P. Garagara)
Recipient: Regional Public Affairs Office IV-B
denr_rpao4b@yahoo.com.ph