Coastal Environment Cases in Panabo, Reestablished

CENRO spearheads a 2-Day Orientation on the Philippine Environment Laws, Rules of Procedures for Coastal Environmental Cases.

Atty Alstair Comighod, Assistant Legal Officer, began with an Overview of the Philippine Coastal Environmental Laws. On the other hand, Forester Olympio Bagnol, MPA, of CENRO coordinated the activity with resource speakers from DENR and BFAR regional offices.

The activity aims to provide legal foundation for any action directed towards the protection of the coastal environment and to strengthen the enforcement of environmental laws. Among the participants are from:

1. Bantay Dagat
2. Coastal Community Leaders and Barangay Officials
3. PNP Maritime
4. Philippine Coastguard
5. CENRO
6. City Agriculture
7. City Legal
8. City Fisherfolk Aquatic Resources Management Council
9. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
10. DENR
11. Barangay Captains of coastal barangays