PHILIPPINES

Since the 1970s, the rapid depletion of timber stocks in the Philippines has led to a shift in emphasis from timber harvesting and utilisation to protection, development and conservation of forest land. The Master Plan for Forestry Development outlines general goals of conserving forest ecosystems and genetic resources, whilst meeting peoples needs for forestry products in a sustainable manner, and promoting social justice.

A Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) programme is in place to provide more equitable distribution of opportunities, income and wealth to local people. The programme allocates tracts of state forest to communities to manage. Community rights and responsibilities are agreed with the government through a CBFM agreement.

Deforestation and land degradation are serious problems, caused by decades of intensive logging, agricultural expansion, inequitable land distribution and failed policies. The government established more than 270 protected areas, encompassing more than 4.2million ha, and forest conservation areas now cover an estimated 2.7million ha. Logging is banned in old growth forests and on steeply sloping areas, but a recent FAO study concluded that the government is struggling to implement this.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recognises that combating illegal logging requires strengthening forest protection measures and law enforcement efforts, and monitoring the activities of illegal forest occupants. The CBFM programme tries to engage illegal loggers in forest protection measures.

In May 2008 the government instructed all governors to intensify efforts to combat illegal logging and to arrest and charge illegal loggers in their provinces, and in June 2008 shut down 60 illegal mini sawmills. Representatives from NGOs and churches have called for more action against the loggers. However, there have been suggestions that some regional authorities are complicit in illegal logging operations.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
01/01/2012	Philippines: Scoping Baseline Information for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade As part of EFI’s information collection role, a number of forest governance, markets and trade ...	EFI/TRAFFIC (Chen Hin Keong, James Hewitt and Thang Hooi Chew)
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21/11/2011	Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch (Marcus Colchester & Sophie Chao (Eds) with Jonas Dallinger, H.E.P Sokhannaro, Vo Thai Dan & Jo Villaneuva)
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16/05/2011	Tackling Corruption for Governing REDD in the Philippines Forest governance in the Philippines during the post-colonial period has involved protracted efforts ...	U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Norway
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01/12/2010	Chainsaw Milling: Supplier to Local Markets Chainsaw milling, the on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws, is supplying a large proportion ...	ETFRN (European Tropical Forest Research Network)
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01/01/2008	Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012 The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ...	Transparency International
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01/08/2006	Strengthening Forest Law Enforcement and Governance: Addressing a systemic constraint to sustainable development This report arises from the need to take stock of both the Bank's efforts in the arena of forest ...	World Bank
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25/05/2006	Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 Is forest management improving in the tropics? This report sets out to answer that question. It provides ...	ITTO
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01/03/2006	The forestry crisis as a crisis of the rule of law Academic law journal article which looks at the interaction between law and sustainable development, ...	Stanford Law Review (Craig Segall)
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21/03/2005	Joint Statement by Philippines and Indonesia Regarding Strengthening of the FLEG Process Philippines and Indonesia announce coordinated efforts to strengthen the East Asia Forest Law Enforcement ...	Governments of Indonesia and the Philippines
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01/03/2005	Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ...	Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole)
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01/10/2004	ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on Forestry for 2005 – 2010 This action plan was endorsed on October 2004 in Yangon. It discusses development of a common certification ...	ASEAN
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NEWS

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22/05/2013	Philippines: DENR reports drastic decrease of timber poaching in Isabela With the implementation of the President’s Executive Order No. 23, timber poaching and illegal ...	Philippine Information Agency
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04/05/2013	Philippines: Illegal logging still rampant in Mindanao Large volumes of illegally cut logs and lumber products continue to be confiscated in military and police ...	Business Mirror (Philippines)
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24/04/2013	Forest protection committee intensifies anti-illegal logging campaign through checkpoints In an effort to curb illegal logging activities in this city, members of Regional Multi-Sectoral Forest ...	Philippine Information Agency
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21/03/2013	300,000 board feet of illegally cut logs seized in S. Kudarat Mindanao, Philippines - Government troops seized around 300,000 board feet of illegally-cut logs and ...	Minda News
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07/03/2013	Philippines: DENR pursues geotagging of logs in Caraga Region The DENR [Department of Energy and Natural Resources in the Philippines] is pursuing “ Project ...	Philippine Information Agency
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28/02/2013	DENR, anti-illegal logging task force step up campaign in Sierra Madre Laguna, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Laguna and the composite ...	Business Mirror
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29/01/2013	Is Quirino’s drive on illegal logging worth dying for? Maddela, Quirino - Residents in the farming village of Villa Sur in Maddela, Quirino, were shocked when ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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24/01/2013	Farmers’ groups blame land-use conversion, deforestation for flooding in Davao Davao City - Farmers’ groups here blamed land-use conversion and deforestation for the cause of ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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13/01/2013	Intensified anti-illegal logging operations resulted to confiscation of 2,000 bd. ft illegally transported lumbers in two separate places San Mariano, Isabela - Operatives of San Mariano police station in this eastern interior barangays confiscated ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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12/01/2013	Soldiers seize illegally cut logs Different units under the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) seized illegally cut logs ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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09/01/2013	Army seizes more than 200 illegal logs Security forces seized on Tuesday 212 pieces of logs in Butuan City as part of the government’s ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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06/01/2013	Strengthened multi-sectoral agreement solution to illegal logging - PENRO Ilagan City, Isabela - A strengthened multi-sectoral agreement between government agencies and non-government ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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29/12/2012	Quirino gov asks DENR to stop illegal logging in the province Cabarroguis, Quirino - Following reports that illegal logging is not yet contained in the province, Gov. ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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15/12/2012	Furniture making EU banning illegally logged timber The European Union (EU) is set to impose a total ban on the use of illegally logged timber in the manufacture ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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10/12/2012	AFP taking lead vs loggers in Mindanao Manila, Philippines - The military has stepped forward in support of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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06/12/2012	Most illegal logging 'hot spots' located in 'Pablo'-hit provinces — DENR chief About 80 percent of the remaining illegal logging “hot spots” in the country are located ...	GMA News Online, Phillipines
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06/12/2012	Illegal mining, logging blamed for high death toll in Compostela Valley Manila, Philippines — Environment and natural resources officials attributed on Thursday the high ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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06/12/2012	Illegal logging, mining worsened impact of Philippines' killer typhoon According to Filipino officials, rampant illegal logging and mining were likely a part of the cause for ...	Mongabay.com
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28/11/2012	Social fencing programs up for illegal logging ‘hot spots’ The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to implement social fencing programs ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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27/11/2012	Lawmen confiscate illegal logs in Ilocos Sur Camp President Quirino, Ilocos Sur - At least 7,353 board feet of 166 pieces of assorted cut of illegal ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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22/11/2012	Military to lead anti-logging task The military has been tapped to lead anti-logging operations in Caraga and Davao regions amid increasing ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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20/11/2012	Illegal logging 'hotspots' down to 31 from 197 — DENR The implementation of the logging ban in natural forests pursuant to Executive Order No. 23 has brought ...	GMA News Online, Phillipines
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19/11/2012	Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force establishes monitoring centers City of San Fernando, Pampanga - Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (RAILTF) established monitoring ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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15/11/2012	P1.3-M worth of illegally logged products seized Authorities scored in the anti-illegal logging drive after forest contraband worth at least P1.3 million ...	Sun Star Manila, Philippines
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14/11/2012	Anti-illegal logging checkpoints to be established in Northern Mindanao Cagayan de Oro City - Sixteen (16) checkpoints will be established by the Department of Environment and ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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05/11/2012	Teams to probe illegal mining, logging Joint fact-finding committees on illegal logging and mining have been established in a bid to build up ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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04/11/2012	DENR bar-codes logs in Caraga to stop illegal logging Butuan City - The Department of environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga Region is adopting the ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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04/11/2012	Total log ban’s aftermath hits hard on wood industry workers Carmen, Surigao del Sur – While illegal loggers feast on forests left vulnerable by corruption ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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31/10/2012	Surigao environmentalists vow to continue crusade despite shooting incident Surigao City - Supporters of environmental activist Dr. Isidro Olan, who survived an ambush in Carmen, ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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30/10/2012	Gunman shoots environmentalist opposed to destructive mining, illegal logging in Southern Philippines Pagadian City - An unidentified gunman shot and wounded the head of an environmental group who was opposing ...	The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines
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29/10/2012	DENR execs face illegal logging raps Manila, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday filed illegal logging charges ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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26/10/2012	Mandaue’s smuggled logs from Surigao The illegal lumber seized from a warehouse in Mandaue City on Wednesday came from Surigao del Norte, ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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26/10/2012	Log barcodes Butuan City – In an effort to finally stop the illegal logging operations, the Department of Environment ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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23/10/2012	Why illegal logging thrives in Ecija town General Tinio, Nueva Ecija - Efren, a father of four from General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, has been an illegal ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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19/10/2012	PNP expands one-strike policy to include illegal logging Camp Ruperto K. Kangleon, Palo, Leyte – The Police Regional Office 8 has expanded its one-strike ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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19/10/2012	Forests protected Butuan City - Top government forest officials from the Visayas and Mindanao regions laid down strategic ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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13/10/2012	Soldiers escalate operations vs illegal loggers Iligan City - Attempts to defy President Benigno Aquino’s order to stop logging in natural forests ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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12/10/2012	Forest Guardians DENR has reported that since the start of strict enforcement of the order banning loggers from the vicinity ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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11/10/2012	P3-M worth hot logs seized in Sarangani The Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Command (NFEMC) said on Wednesday it intercepted around P3 million ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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09/10/2012	Filipino illegal loggers pose deadly threat ...	Al Jazeera
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08/10/2012	DENR: 52% of forest in ARMM is denuded ARMM Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Hadji Kahal Kedtag yesterday disclosed ...	Zamboanga Today, Philippines
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07/10/2012	Election means tree cutting frenzy in Sierra Madre – tribe leader Lucena City, Philippines – An Agta tribe leader in Sierra Madre in northern Quezon has expressed ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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02/10/2012	Rangers losing battle in Philippine forests Norzagaray, Philippines — Father-of-five Alex Lesber patrols one of the Philippines' most ...	AFP
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01/10/2012	Police seizes illegal lumber in Borongan Borongan City, Eastern Samar - Illegally cut lumber measuring 1,528 board feet were recently confiscated ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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01/10/2012	Inspect us, wood concessionaires ask gov’t The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is asking President Aquino that all wood concessionaires ...	Malaya Business Insight
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30/09/2012	DENR fails to implement EO23 Manila, Philippines — The government has failed to implement critical provisions of Executive Order ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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28/09/2012	Butuan authorities hopeful to win conviction vs. illegal logger Butuan City - The regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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26/09/2012	Thousands of board feet of Lauan lumber seized in Butuan raid Butuan City - Authorities here discovered at least 20,000 board feet of Lauan lumber and thousands more ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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26/09/2012	Groups ask Aquino to save Sierra Madre A network of organizations composed of nongovernment and people’s organizations, business, youth, ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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25/09/2012	Anti-illegal logging task force operates on low budget, lack of personnel Butuan City – The task of wiping out a “well-entrenched” illegal logging syndicate ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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20/09/2012	Where have all the forests gone? (3): Illegal logging intensifies in Surigao Sur despite total log ban Carmen, Surigao del Sur – Fr. Raymond Ambray, spokesperson of Caraga Watch, an environment watchdog ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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20/09/2012	Unesco condemns slayings of journalists In Philippines, Cambodia At least four journalists have been killed in the Philippines since the beginning of this year. ...	International Business Times
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19/09/2012	Where have all the forests gone? Illegal logging intensifies in Surigao Sur despite total log ban Carmen, Surigao del Sur – On August 18 and 19, the Surigao Development Corporation (Sudecor), together ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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19/09/2012	Foresters to draft national action plan for forestry Subic Bay, Freeport - The country’s top professional foresters converged at the Subic Bay Exhibition ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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18/09/2012	DENR chief defends head of anti-illegal logging task force Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Tuesday defended the head of the government's anti-illegal logging ...	GMA News Online, Phillipines
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17/09/2012	Illegal loggers win in log ban’s weak enforcement Carmen, Surigao del Sur - Weak law enforcement and systemic corruption have skewed the government’s ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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16/09/2012	Stop illegal logging in Basilan, bishop urges govt A Basilan-based bishop appealed to the government this week to look into and stop what he called rampant ...	GMA News Online, Phillipines
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16/09/2012	Furniture makers not ready for EU certification Local furniture makers belonging to the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines (CFIP) expressed ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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16/09/2012	More soldiers deployed to guard forests Fort del Pilar, Baguio City - The Army is deploying more soldiers to guard the forests in Mindanao, to ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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14/09/2012	Logging ban driving many to crime, says antilogging chief About half a million Filipinos are losing their jobs in Mindanao as a consequence of the government’s ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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13/09/2012	DENR leads institutionalization of Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force in Central Luzon City of San Fernando, Pampanga - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the institutionalization ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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08/09/2012	Robredo report links execs to illegal logging A task force on illegal logging of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) headed ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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08/09/2012	Robredo confronted head of anti-illegal logging task force, Paje says Manila, Philippines – Weeks before he died, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo confronted the head ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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02/09/2012	Illegal loggers linked to contractors Baguio City - Illegal loggers have been supplying contractors of government road projects in the Cordillera ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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02/09/2012	P3 million worth of illegally-cut logs confiscated in 2011 – Gov Dy Ilagan City, Isabela - More than P 3 million worth of illegally-cut logs were confiscated by the Isabela ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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02/09/2012	Illegal logging unabated, rising? Cutting and harvesting of endemic trees and hardwood species without permits in the province to supply ...	The Bohol Standard, Philippines
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30/08/2012	Marines confiscate illegal logs in Sultan Kudarat Cotabato City, Philippines – Members of the Philippine Marines seized Wednesday more than 20,000 ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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28/08/2012	DENR-1, police sign ecosystem agreement Vigna City, Ilocos Sur - The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) and Department of the Environment and Natural ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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25/08/2012	Illegal logging in 6 ha. of forest in Lamitan City unearthed Local authorities including the city government of Lamitan have discovered an illegal logging in the ...	Zamboanga Today, Philippines
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25/08/2012	Robredo an inspiration in our fight against illegal logging – Amante Butuan City - Grieving over the death of Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Mayor Ferdinand Amante ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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21/08/2012	Caraga intensifies anti-logging campaign Cagayan de Oro - The campaign against illegal logging has been intensified in Caraga Region with the ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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21/08/2012	Police kill 2 illegal loggers in Zamboanga Zamboanga City – Police killed two alleged illegal loggers in a fire fight in Zamboanga City in ...	The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines
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18/08/2012	De Lima bares formation of inter-agency panel vs illegal logging, mining Manila, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima disclosed on Friday the formation of a joint investigating ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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14/08/2012	Lawmaker seeks end to illegal logging The unabated illegal logging in Mindanao allegedly involving certain local executives and officials from ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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14/08/2012	Top Caraga cop vows to weed out illegal-logging protectors Chief Supt. Carmelo Valmoria, newly installed police director of the so-called Caraga region (Agusan ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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10/08/2012	Soldiers seize P1.7-M illegally-cut logs Soldiers belonging to the Alpha Company of the 26th Infantry Battalion along with police personnel in ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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08/08/2012	KPK names SBY Backer Hartati as suspect in palm oil graft case Indonesian tycoon Siti Hartati Cakra Murdaya Poo was named as a graft suspect by the Corruption Eradication ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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05/08/2012	Foresters want illegal logging stopped Manila, Philippines — A group of professional foresters seeks speedy relief from the “systemic” ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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02/08/2012	Illegal logging cases decline after ban Illegal logging cases have declined as the intensified campaign resulted in more confiscations of illegally ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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02/08/2012	Soldiers net illegal logs worth P1 million in Davao Oriental Illegal logging operations continue to wreak havoc in Mindanao’s timber corridor as illegally cut ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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01/08/2012	IFJ condemns threats made against journalists in the Philippines The IFJ [International Federation of Journalists] is alarmed to learn of threats made against the lives ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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30/07/2012	Caraga police director sacked over illegal logging Manila, Philippines - National Police chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome has ordered the relief ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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30/07/2012	ABS-CBN Butuan reporters get death threats Manila, Philippines - Two Butuan-based reporters of ABS-CBN have received death threats over their coverage ...	ABS-CBNnews.com
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28/07/2012	DENR asks military to lead fight vs illegal loggers Manila, Philippines - Environment Secretary Ramon Paje wants to militarize the campaign against illegal ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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27/07/2012	Paje blamed for illegal logging Environmentalists on Thursday urged President Benigno Aquino III make Environment and Natural Resources ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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27/07/2012	Stop illegal logging, Robredo warns local officials Manila - Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has called on ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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27/07/2012	P1.2-M hot trees seized The Anti-illegal Logging Task Force confiscated some P1.2 million worth of illegally cut trees and arrested ...	Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines
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26/07/2012	DENR to go after big-time logging operators The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is shifting the focus of its anti-illegal ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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26/07/2012	Sawmills next target in logging war Davao City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday announced that it would ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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26/07/2012	DENR exec in Davao suspends all logging operations for 3 months Davao City - The top-ranking executive of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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26/07/2012	New technology eyed to protect forests, says DENR Davao City - From drones to hand-held x-ray machines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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24/07/2012	Habitat of PHL’s biggest croc in critical condition An aerial survey conducted last week by the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) over the Agusan marshland, ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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20/07/2012	Logging probe forges ahead despite show of support Local government executives of Agusan del Sur have signed on Wednesday a joint declaration in support ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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19/07/2012	22 villages in Mt. Province may lose water due to illegal logging Bauko, Mount Province - Residents of this town fear the contamination of the mossy forest at the Palapal ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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18/07/2012	678 illegal logging cases filed in court At least 678 cases against illegal loggers and their companions have been filed in different courts since ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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16/07/2012	Environment dep’t teams to probe officials amid continued logging The environment department has formed two fact-finding teams that will investigate field officers amid ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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14/07/2012	Illegal logging persists in Agusan despite ban Officials in Agusan and Surigao are either playing deaf or defying President Benigno Aquino III’s ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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13/07/2012	DENR revitalizes agencies to fight illegal logging Butuan City - To strengthen the anti-illegal logging campaign in the region, the Department of Environment ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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12/07/2012	PNP goes zero tolerance against illegal logging Although illegal logging is not rampant in Central Visayas, the Police Region Office 7 declared a a one-strike ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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10/07/2012	6 mayors face illegal logging raps ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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08/07/2012	18 container vans of logs held in Davao Davao City - Operations against illegal logging continue, leading to the seizure on Friday of at least ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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06/07/2012	Local execs to face stiff sanctions if they fail to stop transport of illegal logs-Robredo Manila, Philippines—Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo warned local chief executives ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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05/07/2012	EO 23 stops legitimate logging, favors instead illegal logging President Aquino warned illegal loggers and their cohorts in government against defying Executive Order ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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04/07/2012	P500,000 worth of logs seized in Agusan del Norte Butuan City - The campaign against illegal logging waged by the police provincial office of Agusan del ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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01/07/2012	31 DENR execs sacked over illegal logging Manila, Philippines - Thirty-one officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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01/07/2012	Illegal loggers, miners target Manobos’ ancestral land The Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) on Sunday said President Aquino was privy since May 2012 ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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29/06/2012	‘Hot logs’ seized at Manila North Harbor Manila, Philippines – Authorities on Friday seized P16 million worth of “hot logs” ...	ABS-CBNnews.com
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29/06/2012	8 police officials relieved for failure to stop illegal logging Manila - Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome has ordered the relief ...	ZamboTimes, Zamboanga, Philippines
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29/06/2012	DOJ mulls seizing cargo vans used in illegal logging Manila - In line with the indefinite total log ban declared by President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Department ...	ZamboTimes, Zamboanga, Philippines
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26/06/2012	Gov’t is serious in curbing illegal logging, mining activities in Caraga – Robredo Butuan City - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo today said the government is serious ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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21/06/2012	DILG chief vows 'one-strike' policy vs illegal logging Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo vowed on Thursday to impose ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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20/06/2012	Illegal log syndicates seen source of threats Cagayan de Oro City - Threats have been hounding at least five journalists here and in Butuan City over ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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19/06/2012	Philippine govt to intensify campaign against illegal logging Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday ordered three government agencies to step up their ...	Global Times, China
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18/06/2012	Soldiers, policemen deputized vs illegal logging Manila - Uniformed personnel from agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the ...	Sun Star, Philippines
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15/06/2012	Davao DENR reports P8.7M worth of confiscated logs Davao City - The region's anti-illegal logging task force confiscated 8,807 pieces of logs, or 1,995.12 ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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13/06/2012	5 mayors face illegal logging probe Butuan City - Five mayors in Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte have been placed under investigation ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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11/06/2012	Sec. Robredo investigates illegal logging in Butuan today Butuan City - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is here ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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11/06/2012	Troops tumble on illegally cut timbers in Zamboanga villages Zamboanga City - Patrolling soldiers tumbled on a huge pile of illegally cut timbers in two hinterland ...	The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines
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08/06/2012	DENR, PNP, and 8th ID partner to curb timber poaching in Region 8 Catbalogan City, Samar - A total of 391 pieces of assorted good lumber with a total estimate of 3,250 ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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07/06/2012	Key illegal log site in Quezon raided Lucena City - A five-man team of the Quezon provincial government penetrated what team members said was ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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07/06/2012	Illegal logging still rampant in Mindanao forests Davao City - The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has issued a Mindanao-wide appeal to report all ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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29/05/2012	How Google Earth is being used by the Philippine National Police Over the years, Google Earth has been responsible for helping a huge number of non-profit and other worthwhile ...	Google Earth blog
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29/05/2012	DENR blames NGOs for illegal logging Dagupan City - The community’s apparent indifference toward preserving Pangasinan’s largest ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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29/05/2012	Rewarding tribal folk for forest conservation Tingguian elder Magno Dumas has committed himself to guard and protect every species of trees, plants, ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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26/05/2012	8,000 board feet of lumber seized in ARMM Cotabato City - The seizure of some 8,000 board feet of lauan lumber at Polloc Port in Parang, Maguindanao ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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18/05/2012	Logging ban nets P33.7-M hot logs After a more-than-a-year moratorium on all logging-related activities in natural and residual forest ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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17/05/2012	DENR probes involvement of local execs in illegal logging Davao City, Philippines -The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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08/05/2012	Operatives seize P3.4-M illegal logs in Tagum Davao City - Illegal logs valued at P3.4 million were confiscated by the government task force on Monday ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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24/04/2012	Bishops call for moratorium on illegal mining, logging The Ecumenical Bishops conducted a prayer service in celebration of Global Earth Day on Saturday at Gaston ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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22/04/2012	Deforestation, biodiversity loss top list of major woes Massive deforestation and the need to rehabilitate the country’s degraded forests in the face of ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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21/04/2012	Timber poaching thrives in Surigao Norte town Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte — Local and environment officials have allegedly taken no action on ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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21/04/2012	Shipper questions hold order on bark shipment The owner of the 1,000 sacks of tree bark of mangroves or tanbarks locally known as “tungog” ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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19/04/2012	8 sawmills run by illegal loggers raided in Laguna Sta Cruz, Laguna, Philippines – Eight sawmills run by illegal loggers in the province were raided ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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16/04/2012	Cops smash largest Laguna illegal sawmill Combined elements from the Laguna Provincial Police Office (LPPO) and the Philippine Army on Saturday ...	The Journal Online, Philippines
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13/04/2012	DENR confiscates wood products in Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte Davao City - Environment officials have confiscated 561 pieces of illegally cut forest products with ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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02/04/2012	Anti-illegal logging team set to inspect Pangasinan and Zambales forests Dagupan City, Pangasinan - The National Anti-Illegal Task Force is set to inspect the extent of illegal ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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29/03/2012	Confiscations of forest products decreasing in number, says DENR Tuguegarao City - With the strict implementation of the logging moratorium, it has been observed that ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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20/03/2012	P.6-M hot logs seized in Quezon Mauban, Quezon - At least P642,441 worth of illegally-cut logs and flitches were confiscated by joint ...	The Journal Online, Philippines
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29/02/2012	Make illegal logging heinous crime, Paje urges Congress Because of the gruesome crimes committed against defenders of the environment, particularly forest protection ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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29/02/2012	Government renews drive vs illegal logging The National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (NAILTF) will start confiscating anew all logs and lumber ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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26/02/2012	DENR seizes P1.5M lauan flitches and lumber Davao City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has seized illegally cut ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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23/02/2012	Illegal lumber operations given till March for EO 23 compliance Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines — Inline with Executive Order No. 23 which imposes a moratorium ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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20/02/2012	Logging blamed for Philippine flood deaths Two months after floods in the southern Philippines killed more than 1,000 people, the illegal logging ...	BBC News
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20/02/2012	Logging, mining blamed for recent flood in Jabonga Butuan City - Logging and mining activities around Lake Mainit and its nearby areas were major factors ...	MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines
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14/02/2012	Wood producers urge lifting of moratorium on timber harvest The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is reiterating its appeal for the lifting of logging ...	Malaya Business Insight
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13/02/2012	Illegal logs recovered in North Cotabato Kidapawan City, Philippines – Environment officials seized some 3,000 board feet of logs and chainsaws ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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10/02/2012	Lawmakers want probe on massive logging in Lanao Two lawmakers are proposing to investigate local officials, the Department of Environment and Natural ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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09/02/2012	P576,000 illegal logs seized in Tibungco The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is closely monitoring some areas in Davao ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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09/02/2012	DENR closes 94 wood firms in Caraga Butuan City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has shut down 94 of 119 wood processing ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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04/02/2012	How the Iligan disaster happened The massive flooding that hit Iligan City at the height of Tropical Storm “Sendong” was a ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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30/01/2012	Rufus bill seeks life imprisonment vs loggers Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District) has announced that the Lower House has approved on ...	Mindanao Gold Star Daily, Phillipines
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22/01/2012	Illegal loggers charged The Task Force Ranao has filed illegal logging charges against two groups found to be responsible in ...	Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines
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22/01/2012	Mindanao Business Council hits Aquino on environment Davao City - Leaders of the Mindanao business sector have criticized the Aquino administration for taking ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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19/01/2012	Moro rebels’ help vs illegal logging sought The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) is seeking the help of the Moro rebels in curbing illegal ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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15/01/2012	DENR-13 exceeds 2011 targets for national greening and anti-illegal logging programs While 2011 saw parts of Mindanao devastated by tropical storm Sendong—and brought to the fore the ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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15/01/2012	Police seizes P6M worth of illegally cut lumbers in 2011 Tuguegaro City - “Kagubatan,” the strict implementation of anti-illegal logging campaign ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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07/01/2012	Joint army, environment troops seize illegal logs City of Malolos, Bulacan - A joint team of environment and army troops sequestered 103 assorted, squared ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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06/01/2012	ARMM gov’t prepares illegal logging charges Cotabato City, Philippines - The government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is finalizing ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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04/01/2012	Harsh penalties vs illegal loggers As one of the culprits during natural calamities, illegal loggers will face life imprisonment if a bill ...	The Journal Online, Philippines
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03/01/2012	25 trucks of logs seized from 3 Lanao del Sur villages Zamboanga City, Philippines - Soldiers under the Task Force Ranao seized 25 truckloads of logs from three ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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28/12/2011	ARMM governor fires top environment official Manila - The caretaker governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) announced the relief ...	The Gulf Today, UAE
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28/12/2011	Gov’t permits used for illegal logs Zamboanga City - At least three logging companies have been using timber licenses to illegally cut trees ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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24/12/2011	Political will Manila, Philippines — President Aquino has vowed to display "political will" in finding ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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22/12/2011	Lawmaker pushes new mine, forest laws Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat urged Congress to immediately pass the forest conservation and alternative ...	Sun Star Baguio, Philippines
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21/12/2011	Congress urged to pass reforestation laws A lawmaker on Wednesday urged Congress to immediately pass laws on environmental management on Wednesday, ...	Sun Star Manila, Philippines
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21/12/2011	P20M worth of illegal logs seized in Davao this year Davao City - Nearly P20 million worth of illegal forest products were seized in Davao Region this year ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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19/12/2011	Death toll in Mindanao floods now 632 Manila, Philippines – Death toll in the recent flooding that hit Mindanao and parts of Visayas ...	PhilStar.com, Philippines
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19/12/2011	Deadly mix for disaster The absence of a flood warning, high tide, darkness and a false sense of security proved disastrous for ...	The Inquirer, Philippines
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19/12/2011	Deforestation blamed for 'Sendong' tragedy Cagayan de Oro City - Denuded mountains and forests are being cited as some of the causes behind the ...	ABS-CBN News
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08/12/2011	ASEAN justices reach common vision on environment Chief Justices and senior judiciary from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed ...	IIFL
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01/12/2011	Military seizes hardwood in continuing campaign to curb illegal logging Kiambs, Sarangani - The military has seized suspected illegally cut hardwood species coming from the ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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01/12/2011	Philippines closes 178 illegal sawmills in crackdown The Philippines has closed about 178 sawmills, mini-sawmills and veneer or plywood plants in Northern ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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28/11/2011	'Hot logs' seized in Agusan, Surigao del Sur Manila, Philippines – Authorities seized “hot logs” with a volume of over 20,000 board ...	ABS CBN News
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27/11/2011	DENR13 Task Force seizes 221 pieces illegal logs in Butuan City Butuan City - Some 221 pieces of illegal logs, composed of mixed diptherocarp species, were seized recently ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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26/11/2011	P4.1 million worth of hot logs seized in 10 months A total of P4.1 million worth of illegal logs and lumber were confiscated by the Department of Environmental ...	Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
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21/11/2011	Palm oil need not harm environment or local communities, says new study The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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20/11/2011	EU certification affects furniture exports Manila, Philippines — Furniture exporters are required to comply with a European Union certification ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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13/11/2011	‘No new exemptions to log ban’ says Mines bureau head President Benigno Aquino III did not grant any new exemptions to the total log ban other than what is ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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13/11/2011	P1M illegal lumbers, flitches seized Tagum City, Davao del Norte - Some 2,780 pieces of illegally cut lumber and flitches valued at around ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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13/11/2011	Hot lumber seized in Surigao del Sur; illegal sawmill dismantled Butuan City - Some 2,000 board feet of government banned hardwood species Lawaan estimated to be worth ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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12/11/2011	Environmentalists buck lifting of mining log ban Imagine the environmental impact of giving blanket authority to mining companies to cut down thousands ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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10/11/2011	Mayor links DENR with illegal loggers Murcia Mayor Andrew Montelibano exposed the alleged connivance between the Department of Environment ...	Sun Star Bacolod, Philippines
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08/11/2011	DENR XI claims illegal logging curbed Tagum City, Davao del Norte - Fabrication of illegally cut trees into classroom materials is massive ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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26/10/2011	DENR stops wood charcoal production Tuguegarao City - To strictly enforce laws against illegal logging, the Department of Environment and ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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12/10/2011	Military to probe Army, Cafgu involvement in illegal logging The military ordered an investigation into the alleged involvement of the Army and Civilian Armed Forces ...	Sun Star Bacolod, Philippines
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29/09/2011	DENR seizes P1.2 million worth of illegal logs Butuan City - A truck and some P1.2 million worth of illegal logs, allegedly owned by some politicians, ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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02/09/2011	DENR region head defends chief’s work vs corruption Lucena City - The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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15/08/2011	Wood industry in deep trouble Deaths from landslides happen every year at the feet of mountains made bald by illegal loggers. In addition ...	Malaya Business Insight
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03/08/2011	PENRO-Ifugao establishes operation center for Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force Lamut, Ifugao - The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) recently established ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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30/07/2011	Aurora gov seeks to purge 'slash and burn' Manila, Philippines – The provincial government of Aurora vowed that it will step up efforts against ...	ABS CBN News
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19/07/2011	Minda: Only 6% left of Mindanao's forests The Mindanao Development Authority (Minda) has raised an alarm on the vast deforestation in Mindanao, ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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16/07/2011	Citizen's arrest vs. illegal loggers sought Quezon City - “All logs transported from natural forests are illegal. Any citizen can confiscate ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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02/07/2011	Campaign against illegal logging intensified Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines – A top House of Representatives official has declared his ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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28/06/2011	Illegal logging blamed for Marilog landslide The illegal cutting of trees in Davao City's upland areas and the over utilization of wood charcoal ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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27/06/2011	EU pleased with funded projects in Palawan Puerto Princesa City, Philippines – The European Union is pleased that EU-funded projects for forest ...	The Philippine Star
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23/06/2011	Brunei forest loss among lowest in SE Asia Brunei's deforestation rate from 2005 to 2010 was among the lowest in Southeast Asia, according ...	The Brunei Times
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16/06/2011	DENR personnel in Aurora accused of abetting illegal logging Manila, Philippines - President Aquino’s order imposing a moratorium on the cutting of timber may ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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12/06/2011	No arrests despite rampant logging Despite admission by Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Oscar Magallones of rampant ...	The Negros Chronicle, Philippines
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22/05/2011	Illegal logging threatens Lake Sebu in South Cotabato General Santos City - Illegal cutting of trees threatens the scenic town of Lake Sebu, dubbed as the ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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11/05/2011	Despite ban, logging is business as usual Cagayan de Oro City - Despite the order of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III last February 1 for a ...	Minda News, Philippines
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07/05/2011	DENR sues Bataan officials City of San Fernando - To prove their vigilance against illegal logging, the Department of Environment ...	Sun Star Pampanga, Philippines
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26/04/2011	P.7-M hot flitches seized in Quezon Panukulan, Quezon - Policemen and members of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ...	Journal Online, Philippines
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13/04/2011	Environment chief accused of illegal logging Envirionment Secretary Ramon Paje is being tagged in illegal logging and mining activities in some parts ...	Sun Star Davao, Philippines
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13/04/2011	DENR imposes moratorium on cutting natural grown trees Cebu City - Environment officials in Central Visayas informed the media in a forum recently that the ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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12/04/2011	Groups urged to tap lawyers’ group vs illegal logging, mining Butuan City, Philippines - Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno has urged environmental and cause-oriented ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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06/04/2011	DENR seizes illegal lumber in AgSur Butuan City - The DENR 13 Regional Task Force on Tuesday apprehended anew more than 30,000 board feet ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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02/04/2011	P700T worth of illegal lumber apprehended in Agusan Sur Butuan City - As the crackdown against illegal logging operators and timber poachers in the region intensified, ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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22/03/2011	Mayors face ax[e] if logging persists Preventive suspension and filing of appropriate charges will be conducted by the National Anti-illegal ...	Sun Star Baguio, Philippines
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18/03/2011	Kalinga forms anti-illegal logging task force Tabuk, Kalinga – Organization of the provincial anti-illegal logging task force is underway, following ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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09/03/2011	Resolution to create local task forces vs illegal logging In its effort to combat illegal logging operations, the government recently passed a resolution that ...	Sun Star Manila, Philippines
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07/03/2011	Battle on paradise Philippine island Puerto Princesa, Philippines — For tourists the Philippine island of Palawan seems like paradise, ...	AFP
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03/03/2011	Logging equipment banned in forests Logging equipment are now banned inside natural and residual forests nationwide, the Department of Environment ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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01/03/2011	Slay of DENR exec won’t stop drive vs illegal logging—official Tacloban City, Philippines — The campaign against illegal logging by the regional Department of ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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23/02/2011	Sierra Madre tribe chief bares logging threats Lucena City - A tribal chieftain expressed fear for his life amid reports that armed goons of illegal ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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19/02/2011	Bill on logging moratorium filed Manila, Philippines - Congress is pushing for a bill imposing a 12-year moratorium on commercial logging ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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19/02/2011	Less Sierra Madre logging after ban, says tribal leader Lucena City, Philippines - Illegal logging activities in the Quezon section of Sierra Madre mountain ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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19/02/2011	Forests lost to golf courses One reason the Philippines is fast losing its forest cover is the increasing conversion of forests into ...	Manila Standard Today, Philippines
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18/02/2011	DENR reports 211 illegal logging cases filed Baguio City - Cutting without permit and transport without permit top the list of illegal logging cases ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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11/02/2011	DENR 5 vows strict implementation of moratorium on logging Legazpi City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol has assured the public ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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10/02/2011	DENR relieves 11 personnel for failure to stop illegal logging Calamba City, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon ordered ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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09/02/2011	Expert says log ban a field day for illegal loggers Illegal loggers will end up cannibalizing the country’s remaining forests when legitimate concessions ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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07/02/2011	Peace council requests for a regional prosecutor for CAR La Trinidad, Benguet – The Regional Peace and Order Council(RPOC) has passed a resolution requesting ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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07/02/2011	Marines needed for log ban! Manila, Philippines – The nationwide ban on the cutting of trees is not too late, even if what ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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06/02/2011	Aquino firm on log ban Manila - President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is standing firm on his order imposing a total ...	The Gulf Today
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06/02/2011	Total log ban to hurt housing program, says industry Manila, Philippines – A total logging ban policy could result in adverse socio-economic impact ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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04/02/2011	Philippine president bans logging after deadly floods Philippine President Benigno Aquino has imposed a nationwide moratorium on logging, following floods ...	BBC News
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04/02/2011	Wood producers ask Aquino to reconsider total log ban Manila, Philippines - Wood producers have appealed to President Benigno Aquino to implement "selective" ...	ABS-CBNnews.com
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04/02/2011	Reward for capture of Ortega slay suspects raised to P2M Manila, Philippines – Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn has raised to P2 million the reward ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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02/02/2011	The world's 10 most threatened forest hotspots As UN marks 2011 the International Year of Forests, Conservation International highlights forest ecosystems ...	Conservation International
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29/01/2011	DENR to investigate Quezon office over illegal logging in Sierra Madre Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines — After sacking 11 personnel in Quezon province three days ago, ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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28/01/2011	Philippines: UNESCO stands by as forests and livelihoods are destroyed on Palawan He worked for the protection of his island, its people and natural treasures – but he could not ...	Rainforest Rescue
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26/01/2011	Church group to Aquino: Total log ban answer to forest woes Lucena City, Philippines — A Church-backed network of groups protesting the continued cutting of ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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25/01/2011	‘Climate of fear’ now prevails over Sierra Madre, says priest Lucena City – With the seizure of more than P7 million worth of hot logs from Sierra Madre, illegal ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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24/01/2011	Aquino’s log ban plan flawed, say environmentalists Manila — Last weekend, Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III said he was mulling over an executive order ...	Bulatlat, Philippines
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22/01/2011	Palace stand on total log ban draws mixed reactions from lawmakers Malacanang's pronouncement to impose a total log ban nationwide particularly in the CARAGA region ...	Zamboanga Today Online, Philippines
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20/01/2011	Aquino urged to reconsider total log ban Manila, Philippines — The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) appealed on Thursday to ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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19/01/2011	Denuded forests blamed for La Niña deluge Manila, Philippines — La Niña is not the only culprit for the floods that have devastated ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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17/01/2011	Caraga turning into 'green' killing field - Paje Manila, Philippines - The death of another forest guard in the timber-rich province of Surigao del Sur ...	ABS-CBNnews.com
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17/01/2011	Priest's Facebook pics cause illegal logging bust Even your enemies on Facebook might prove to be your friends. Fr. Pete Montallana, a forest watchdog ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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16/01/2011	Illegal loggers kill forester in Mindanao Manila - A day after President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino declared war against them, suspected ...	The Gulf Today
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16/01/2011	Mayor in Agusan del Sur probed for illegal logging Butuan City, Agusan del Sur, Philippines – A town mayor in Agusan del Sur is being investigated ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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15/01/2011	Sierra Madre natives skeptic [sic] about Aquino’s log-ban pronouncement Lucena City, Philippines — Mountain natives of the Sierra Mountain range are skeptic about President ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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15/01/2011	Illegal logging blamed for Northern Negros calamity EB Magalona, Negros Occ. – The local chief executive of EB Magalona town in Negros Occidental has ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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14/01/2011	Aquino mulling total log ban President Benigno S. C. Aquino III is expected to issue an executive order (EO) next week addressing ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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13/01/2011	Aquino to get tough on illegal loggers after floods, landslides President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said his government will take “strong actions" against ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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11/01/2011	DENR files complaint vs Bagac mayor and others for illegal possession of forest products Balanga City, Bataan - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) provincial office has ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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11/01/2011	Task Force “Pagbabago” strikes in Agusan del Sur Butuan City - In its earnest efforts and desire to preserve and protect the environment, Task Force Pagbabago ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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05/01/2011	Green Coalition blames Caraga flooding to illegal logging, mining Butuan City - A citizen’s watchgroup Green Coalition on Wednesday blamed the recent flooding and ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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03/01/2011	DENR to improve fight vs illegal logging Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said campaign against illegal logging and corruptions remain the top ...	Sun Star Manila, Philippines
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29/12/2010	Fight vs illegal logging, graft a ‘top priority’ — DENR chief Environment chief Ramon Paje said Wednesday that fighting illegal logging and corruption within his agency’s ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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27/12/2010	Illegal logging, mining blamed for rise in slays ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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22/12/2010	Child loggers can expect no Christmas break There will be no Christmas break for the children, some as young as nine, who haul logs for a paltry ...	CathNews Asia
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10/12/2010	DENR suffers new casualty in anti-illegal logging drive Manila, Philippines — It’s alarming. Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje says the killing ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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19/11/2010	Peace laureate travels to Mindanao to save forests Davao City - His home country has issued a warning to their citizens discouraging travel to the Philippines ...	Philippine Information Agency
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15/11/2010	Thousands rally vs illegal mining, logging in Agusan Sur San Francisco, Agusan del Sur - Thousands of residents in Agusan del Sur are calling for an end to illegal ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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13/11/2010	81D troopers sieze illegally cut lumbers Camp Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar - With the intensified campaign against illegal logging in the area as ...	SamarNews.com, Philippines
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14/10/2010	Lanao Norte pushes forest protection program Tubod, Lanao del Norte — The provincial government of Lanao del Norte is vigorously undertaking ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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30/09/2010	Logging goes on unabated in Sierra Madre, says tribe chief Lucena City - A tribal leader in Sierra Madre in northern Quezon warned that more disasters were bound ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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22/09/2010	Metro faces new ‘Ondoy’ with continued illegal logging Manila, Philippines - Metro Manila and its surrounding provinces could face another Ondoy-type disaster ...	The Inquirer, Phlippines
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20/09/2010	Forestry thrust gets 3M The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has signed an agreement with German Technical ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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17/09/2010	Toyota boosts forest project in Peñablanca Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will continue its advocacy to restore 2,500 hectares of forest affected ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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27/08/2010	Tribal leader urges tougher gov’t action vs illegal loggers Lucena City, Philippines – A tribal leader in the Sierra Madre in northern Quezon welcomed Environment ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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02/08/2010	Two AFP trucks caught carrying illegal lumber in Palawan Soldiers aboard at least two military trucks are now being investigated after they were caught allegedly ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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01/08/2010	DENR probes illegal logging, squatting at Angat watershed The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will look into the reported illegal logging ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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29/07/2010	Paje orders probe of alleged Angat illegal logging, squatting Environment Secretary Ramon Paje ordered the immediate investigation on alleged illegal logging and squatting ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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25/07/2010	North Cotabato LGU moves to protect home of Philippine eagle Kidapawan City - A local government in North Cotabato has vowed to protect a mountain range in the province ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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02/07/2010	New DENR chief vows to stop illegal logging New Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje has vowed to run after illegal loggers and implement the laws ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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29/06/2010	P7-M worth of illegal logs intercepted in Agusan Butuan City - Illegal logs estimated to be worth P7 million were intercepted by an interagency body in ...	GMANews.TV, Philippines
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28/06/2010	RP’s biodiversity face mining, logging threat Environment officials underscored the Philippines inclusion in the list of biodiversity hotspots due ...	Inquirer Global Nation, Philippines
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07/04/2010	New species of giant lizard discovered on Philippines’ Luzon Island A species of giant lizard has been discovered in the forests of the northern Philippines. The 2 metre-long ...	Times Online, UK
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30/03/2010	Anti-illegal logging drive nets P40 million Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur – The no non-sense drive on forest protection campaign in the Caraga ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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06/02/2010	‘Spare Sierra Madre as campaign fund source’—DENR exec Lucena City – The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon ...	Inquirer.net. Philippines
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30/01/2010	P2.2 million of 'hot' forest products confiscated in Bikol in 2009 Legazpi city - More than P2 million worth of illegal forest products were confiscated in Bikol last year, ...	Vox Bikol, Philippines
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26/01/2010	Ilahas seizes P.7M in timber About 18,083 board feet of timber and lumber in assorted sizes, with an estimated market value of P723,340, ...	The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines
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24/01/2010	Tribal group backs missing broadcaster’s campaign vs illegal logging Gingoog City - Tribal chieftain Romeo Ansihagan on Sunday said that majority of his more than 300 members, ...	GMA.News.tv, Philippines
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21/01/2010	Journalist who criticized illegal logging activities in Mindanao is missing Iligan City, Philippines – A radio broadcaster who strongly criticized rampant illegal logging ...	The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines
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20/01/2010	DENR opposes total log ban in MisOriental Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines - Acting Environment Sec. Eleazar Quinto has ordered an immediate investigation ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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18/01/2010	Independent experts team to probe Misamis Oriental timber firm Cagayan de Oro City - A logging firm allegedly committing technical illegal logging within their concession ...	PIA Information Service, Philippines
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13/01/2010	DENR prodded to cancel largest logging permit Copies of at least 20,000 signatures of affected residents who are seeking the immediate cancellation ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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12/01/2010	DENR urged to revoke logging license of STC Cagayan de Oro City - At least 25,000 signatories are urging the Department of Environment and Natural ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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10/01/2010	Isabela village chief caught red-handed with ‘hot’ logs A village official of a town in Isabela province is in hot water after authorities found illegally cut ...	GMA.News.tv, Philippines
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31/12/2009	Killing sets back anti-logging campaign, says bishop Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines – The killing of a tribal leader in Gingoog City has dealt a serious ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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29/12/2009	NPA warns politicians about ‘illegal’ campaign funds Mindanao - Politicians deriving their campaign funds from illegal activities will be the target of "tactical ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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10/12/2009	Philippine gunmen seize dozens of civilians Iligan City, Philippines – Philippine gunmen abducted Thursday dozens of civilians in the southern ...	The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines
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03/12/2009	Philippine deforestation: A national Spoliarium “…the Philippines is nothing more than a real Spoliarium with all its horrors.” Graciano ...	Philstar.com, Philippines
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25/11/2009	Bicol national park finds guardians among its people Basud, Camarines Norte - Logging, timber-poaching and, just recently, charcoal-making are forbidden activities ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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12/11/2009	Asia governors endorse U.N. forest carbon scheme Singapore - Six provincial governors from Indonesia, Laos and the Philippines on Thursday backed an expanded ...	Reuters
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11/11/2009	Phils priest blames logging on govt corruption Church-based forest watchdog Task Force Sierra Madre chair Fr Pete Montallana, has blamed Philippines ...	CathNews Asia
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10/11/2009	Illegal logging thrives in Christmas, polls Lucena City, Quezon — Illegal logging thrives with impunity in Sierra Madre during Christmas and ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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10/11/2009	‘Hot logs’ from Sierra Madre seized in Quezon Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines — Military and provincial environment watchdogs seized in Mauban ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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07/11/2009	‘Strengthen enforcement of logging ban to succeed' The total log ban in the third district of Negros Occidental may succeed if the enforcement aspect is ...	The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines
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05/11/2009	New law imposes log ban in Negros district Manila, Philippines - President Arroyo has signed into law Republic Act 9741, which strictly imposes ...	Philstar.com, Philippines
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03/11/2009	DPWH, firm asked to help stop illegal logging Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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02/11/2009	Ombudsman asked to dismiss vice mayor for ‘illegal logging’ A group of concerned citizens from Dipaculao, Aurora, late last week filed an administrative complaint ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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24/10/2009	Gov’t grants one demand of foresters’ kidnappers Butuan City, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Caraga on Friday suspended ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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21/10/2009	Eight forest guards abducted in southern Philippines: army Manila - Gunmen kidnapped eight forest rangers manning a checkpoint against illegal loggers in the southern ...	mysinchew.com, Phillipines
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15/10/2009	Laguna floods seen to last 4 to 5 months Manila, Philippines — It will take four to five months before floodwater could be drained from ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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15/10/2009	'Hot logs' from Sierra Madre seized in Quezon town Lucena City CITY – Military and provincial environment watchdogs seized an estimated 18.88 cubic ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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13/10/2009	Senators seek total log ban to prevent floods, landslides Manila, Philippines - Senators are reviving proposals for a total log ban to preserve what is left of ...	Philstar.com, Philippines
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13/10/2009	Bukidnon to plant trees to remember Fr. Nery Satur Malaybalay City - “Trees are worth dying for.” That’s how Bishop Francisco Claver ...	Minda News, Philippines
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08/10/2009	RI and RP urged to adopt ASEAN haze deal Southeast Asia civil groups, think tanks and scholars have urged Indonesia and the Philippines to ratify ...	The Jakarta Post
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08/10/2009	Gov Padaca wants confiscated logs auctioned Ilagan, Isabela - The provincial government through Governor Ma. Gracia M. Padaca has expressed intention ...	PIA (Philippine Information Agency)
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02/10/2009	DENR exec denies Sierra Madre logging Lucena City - A regional official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) strongly ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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19/09/2009	Enforce law on chainsaws, gov’t urged Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya - The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Cagayan Valley has urged Congress ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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16/09/2009	Suspects charged in slay of DENR exec in Davao Murder complaints have been filed against two suspects behind the latest “political assassination" ...	GMANews.tv
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11/09/2009	DENR OIC shot dead in Davao Davao City — Two unidentified gunmen shot dead the acting head of the provincial Environment and ...	Manila Bulletin
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11/08/2009	Illegal logging "must be stopped" ...	Cool Earth
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11/08/2009	10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world Hopefully it comes as no great surprise to you that deforestation is a major problem in many areas of ...	Tree Hugger
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29/07/2009	3 north regions link up vs illegal logging Baguio City, Philippines - The local governments in the Cordillera, Ilocos, and Cagayan Valley regions ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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29/07/2009	UP Mountaineers identifies culprits of Ipo watershed denudation City of Malolos - The UP Mountaineers (UPM) group has identified the major contributors to the denudation ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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22/07/2009	NGO network formed vs illegal mining and logging in Taguibo Watershed Butuan City - "Illegal mining and illegal logging activities in the Taguibo watershed area must ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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21/07/2009	NGO taps 'green armies' for Aurora forest watch Baler, Aurora , Philippines - A pro-environment non-government organization has tapped some 3,000 green ...	Philippine Star
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17/07/2009	PENRO, PNP to identify illegal logging hotspots The Philippine National Police, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, 302nd Infantry ...	The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines
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13/07/2009	Aurora governor, group join forces vs illegal logging Baler, Aurora - In an act which is risky but noble and unprecedented in the province's history, ...	Manila Bulletin
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03/07/2009	Anti-illegal logging drive intensified The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has launched a relentless campaign to stop the illegal ...	The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines
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30/06/2009	Logging, mining, agribusiness tagged sectors worst hit by 'revolutionary taxes' Logging, agribusiness and mining firms bore the brunt of collections by suspected communist rebels in ...	Business World Online, Philippines
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16/06/2009	Campaign to stop illegal logging The municipal government of Pamplona, Negros Oriental, confiscated about 10,000 board feet of illegally-cut ...	The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines
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09/06/2009	Thousands of hot logs seized by task force in Isabela Bayombong, Philippines - Isabela Governor Grace Padaca led the provincial anti-illegal logging task force ...	GMANews.TV
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08/06/2009	P7M worth of logs seized in Sierra Madre Manila, Philippines - About 300,000 board feet of lumber from Sierra Madre worth around P7.2 million ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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29/05/2009	Pamplona police confiscates lumber abandoned by timber poachers Pamplona, Negros Oriental - The municipal government here recently confiscated around 10,000 board feet ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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26/05/2009	Surigao del Sur Gov seeks moratorium on cutting and transport of logs in Bislig Butuan City - Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Caraga Region recently ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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22/05/2009	Valencia, Dumaguete explore measures to mitigate floods Dumaguete City - To avert a repeat of the disastrous floud that hit Dumaguete on February 7, the respective ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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20/05/2009	ComVal acts vs illegal logging Camp Panacan, Davao City - The provincial government of Compostela Valley (ComVal) under Gov. Arturo ...	Manila Bulletin
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19/05/2009	Anti-logging exec hurt in Isabela attack Lucena City, Quezon - A senior enforcement officer of Tanggol Kalikasan (TK or Defense of Nature), a ...	Inquirer.net, Philippines
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18/05/2009	Bataan illegal loggers now armed Camp Tolentino, Bataan - A top official of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group reported Monday ...	Manila Bulletin
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10/05/2009	Cops asked to stop illegal logging, mining Bayongbong, Nueva Vizcaya - Unless police authorities do something to strengthen its campaign against ...	Manila Bulletin
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30/04/2009	Environment groups visit Isabela Ilagan, Isabela - A group of environment officials in the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, Aurora, ...	PIA Information Services, Philippines
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30/04/2009	DENR anti-illegal logging drive nets 3,032 logs Esperanza, Agusan del Sur - The anti-illegal logging operations of the Department of Environment and ...	Manila Bulletin
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28/04/2009	South-east Asia faces climate change disaster Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the regions agriculture-dependent ...	The Malaysian Insider
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17/04/2009	Politicians, traders behind forest denudation - Padaca Isabela governor speaks at Forum on Environmental Justice. ...	Manila Bulletin
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15/04/2009	Seized logs in Cagayan eyed to benefit the homeless Tuguegarao, Philippines - Thousands of confiscated illegally sourced wood products from the northern ...	GMANews.TV
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13/04/2009	Priests, pastors tapped in fight vs illegal logging in Caraga Butuan City - Catholic priests and pastors from different Christian churches in Caraga region will be ...	MindaNews, Philippines
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09/04/2009	Shrinking forests: the many costs In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ...	Prism Webcast News
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07/04/2009	DENR confiscates 'hot' forest products Manila, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has confiscated at least P15 ...	Philippine Star
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03/04/2009	Seized illegal timber: P15M Philippines - The environment department has confiscated P15 million worth of illegal timber from logging ...	BusinessWorld Online (Philippines)
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12/03/2009	DENR offers jobs to watershed loggers Philippines - If you cant stop them, employ them. After years of trying to get hard-core illegal loggers ...	Business Mirror (Philippines)
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11/03/2009	DENR operations yield illegal-logging tools, wood Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seized six heavy-duty Stihl ...	Business Mirror (Philippines)
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08/02/2009	Local officials, Church, green groups unite vs Sierra Madre loggers Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines - Alarmed by the dying state of the countrys forests, local and religious ...	Philippine Star (Philippines)
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07/02/2009	2009 to be 'law enforcement year' - DENR Manila, Philippines - Year 2009 will be a "law enforcement year" to protect the country's ...	GMA news.tv (Philippines)
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05/02/2009	Sierra Madre stakeholders push for alternative livelihood Philippines - Sierra Madre stakeholders yesterday called on the local and national governments to wean ...	BusinessWorld Online (Philippines)
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21/01/2009	Big financier behind Isabela logging Lucena City, Philippines - A big-time financier is behind the illegal logging by Quezon natives inside ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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19/01/2009	Quezon boys move to Isabela - gov Lucena City, Philippines - Illegal loggers from Quezon province have shifted their operation in the lush ...	Cebu Daily News (Philippines)
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15/01/2009	New road project linked to logging Lucena City, Philippines ' A road project that traverses Sierra Madre may have provided easy access ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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11/01/2009	New route for Sierra Madre illegal logs Lucena City, Philippines - Illegal loggers in the Sierra Madre mountains are taking advantage of a road ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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05/01/2009	Regional environment officials reshuffled to check illegal acts Philippines - The environment department has implemented a major reshuffle of regional officials in a ...	Business World Online (Philippines)
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28/12/2008	Bulacan groups offer volunteer forest rangers to fight loggers City of Malolos, Philippines - Environmentalist groups in Bulacan associated with the Sagip Sierra Madre ...	Business Mirror (Philippines)
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06/12/2008	Logging feeds communist insurgency more than gold mining Tagum City, The Philippines ' A government policy lifting the total log ban in Caraga and Davao ...	Minda News (Philippines)
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03/12/2008	In illegal lumber cases: Damage to judiciary feared due to inconsistent rulings The Philippines - A presiding judge in the Regional Trial Court here has expressed fear that the sharply ...	Catanduanes Tribune (Philippines)
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30/11/2008	Fight deforestation not me, Isabela gov urges local execs Isabela, Philippines ' Governor Grace Padaca has called on some local officials to stand by her ...	GMA news.tv (Philippines)
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18/11/2008	Radioman shot dead in front of daughter Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines - They trailed him from home to school. As he got off his motorcycle ...	Inquirer (Philippines)
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24/10/2008	Apayao town police chief sacked for illegal logging La Trinidad, Benguet ' Cordillera police director Chief Supt. Eugene Martin has sacked a municipal ...	GMA news (Philippines)
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20/10/2008	Aurora govt, PNP renew war vs illegal logging Baler, Aurora - Enraged by the reported rampant illegal logging at the Aurora Memorial National Park, ...	Journal Online, Philippines
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08/10/2008	Travel regulation on timber transport set to be approved in Cagayan Tuguegarao City, Philippines ' Transporters of timber products here will not be allowed to pass ...	GMA news (Philippines)
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02/10/2008	Agreement reached to finally bring peace to Mindanao's largest timber concession area Butuan City, Philippines - Former Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay, Jr. on Thursday said he is optimistic ...	Balita.org (UK)
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17/09/2008	From the air, gov finds illegal logs in Sierra Madre Manila, Philippines - It took a helicopter ride for Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca to discover that there ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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23/08/2008	9 of 13 farmers accused of timber poaching ordered released Bacolos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines - The Cadiz City Prosecutor on Friday ordered the release ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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16/08/2008	Priests lead hunger strike in Isabela vs illegal logging Ilagan, Isabela - At least seven Catholic priests in the province on Saturday staged a hunger strike ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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11/07/2008	Poverty not an excuse to allow timber poaching ' Isabela gov Santiago City, Isabela, Philippines ' Isabela Governor Grace Padaca on Friday warned village chiefs ...	GMA news.tv (Philippines)
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19/06/2008	DENR dismantles 60 illegal mini-sawmill plants in Agusan Sur, Butuan City Butuan City, Philippines - The DENR has dismantled and closed down 60 mini sawmills in Agusan del Sur ...	Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)
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24/05/2008	DILG to govs: Intensify efforts vs illegal logging Manila, Philippines ' The Department of Interior and Local Government on Wednesday directed all ...	GMA news (Philippines)
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03/04/2008	DENR Caraga chief sacked after Atienza meets bishop Butuan City, Philippines ' The regional environment chief of Caraga has been relieved following ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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26/03/2008	Pacquiao to fight illegal loggers in Mindanao Manila, Philippines'From fighting Mexicans in the boxing ring to combating illegal loggers in Mindanao. ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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10/03/2008	Computerized clearance to help stop illegal logging - DENR Manila, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has computerized clearance ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer (Philippines)
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08/03/2008	Prisoners set the forest free Philippines - Between 2002 and 2006, Haribon implemented a forest conservation project supported by the ...	Manila Times (Philippines)
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05/02/2008	Help save Sierra Madre, tribe leader urges media Lucena City, Philippines - Using a borrowed mobile phone, a tribal leader in Sierra Madre in northern ...	Inquirer.net (Philippines)
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13/01/2008	117 courts to handle 'green cases' Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has designated 117 trial courts as environmental or "green" ...	Manila Bulletin (Philippines)
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05/01/2008	NGO cites rise in illegal trades Butuan City, Philippines - Transparency Caraga, a non-government organization (NGO), said while legitimate ...	Sun.Star (Philippines)
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03/01/2008	Corruption blamed for deforestation Manila, Philippines - Environment Secretary Lito Atienza admitted on Thursday that corrupt environment ...	Inquirer (Philippines)
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07/11/2007	Info campaign launched vs illegal logging, selling of lands in Lake Sebu Koronadal City, The Philippines - A nine-member team of the Multi-Sectoral Task Force on Environment ...	Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)
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14/09/2007	Carmaker donates $1.5m to rainforest rescue Efforts to protect rain forests in the Philippines from illegal logging received a boost from a $1.5m ...	Guardian (UK)
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13/09/2007	Conservationists team up with Toyota to save Philippine rain forests Manila, Philippines - Efforts to protect Philippine rain forests from illegal logging received a boost ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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05/05/2007	Tribal leader pleads for his rainforest Illegal logging was the greatest threat to the forest on which the Higaonon tribal people in the Philippines ...	The Canberra Times (Australia)
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18/11/2006	Top Mindanao DENR officials face illegal logging suit Mindanao, Philippines - Two officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), ...	Balita.org (UK)
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05/11/2006	DENR orders log ban in north Quezon Lucena City, Philippines - Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes has imposed a logging ban in Real, Infanta ...	INQ7.net (Philippines)
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17/10/2006	Loaded logging trucks line the highways near Bislig Mindanao, Philippines - Along the highways surrounding Bislig City you see trucks full of logs sitting ...	Mindanao.com (Philippines)
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26/08/2006	Analysis: Cateel bridge collapse proof of illegal logging Davao City, Philippines - The recent bridge collapse that killed seven and left five others wounded aboard ...	Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)
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06/08/2006	DENR uncovers illegal loggers' modus operandi Philippines - The National Anti-Environmental Crime Task Force has uncovered the new modus operandi of ...	Sun.Star (Philippines)
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12/06/2006	Army men vow to protect Agta folk from loggers Lucena City, The Philippines - The Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) has vowed to protect the Agta tribe ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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10/06/2006	Rebel group claims collusion in Caraga log sector Butuan City, The Philippines - A letter from the National Democratic Front (NDF) on the alleged syndicated ...	SunStar (Philippines)
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15/05/2006	DENR Quezon head axed over logging LUCENA CITY -- The controversial chief of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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13/05/2006	Ban on illegal activities in Shilan forest sought BAGUIO CITY, The Philippines -- Despite several calls for local constituents of La Trinidad to protect ...	Sun Star Baguio (The Philippines)
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04/05/2006	Group says Sierra Madre rape goes on The Philppines - Illegal logging continues to threaten half of the country's remaining forest cover ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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26/04/2006	14 draw prison terms for illegal logging CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines —Fourteen people in Tarlac and Bulacan have been convicted of ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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14/04/2006	Filipino Region Imposes Logging Ban: NGO Caution WTO Implications The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the Philippines imposed a ban on all logging activities ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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13/04/2006	Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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10/04/2006	Indonesia, Philippines to enhance joint sea patrol Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to conduct joint patrol in the Sulawesi Sea to prevent illegal ...	Thai Press Reports
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02/04/2006	Villagers support timber poachers CABANATUAN CITY, The Philippines - Stop illegal logging or face the full force of the law. Environment ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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07/03/2006	Capitalism and the Philippine Mudslides On Friday 2-17-06 the Capitalist System claimed a thousand lives in the Philippine village of Guinsaugon. ...	PoliticalAffairs.net (USA)
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19/02/2006	Illegal logging may have sparked slide, Costello says Illegal logging could be behind the Philippines landslide in which an estimated 1400 people have died, ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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19/02/2006	Pols believed behind illegal logging in Caraga Butuan City, Philippines - Some influential political leaders in the Caraga Region are reportedly behind ...	Minda News (Philippines)
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18/02/2006	Heavy rains, illegal logging blamed for landslides WEATHER was the easy target for blame in Friday's devastating landslide in the eastern Philippines, ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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17/02/2006	Sierra Madre illegal logging goes on, says group Philippines - A church group in northern Quezon denounced continued illegal logging in Sierra Madre and ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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11/02/2006	Reyes appointment welcomed by DENR officials, employees The Philippines - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials and employees yesterday ...	Manila Bulletin (Philippines)
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10/01/2006	DENR cancels 8,000 timber permits due to illegal logging SECRETARY Michael Defensor said Monday that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has canceled ...	The Manila Times (The Philippines)
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19/12/2005	DENR goes high tech in drive vs illegal logging BUTUAN CITY, The Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has deployed ...	Mindanao Daily Mirror (Philippines)
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03/12/2005	RP's infamous forest record teaches world a lesson Environmental conservation advocate Greenpeace said yesterday that the Philippines' experience on ...	Tempo (The Philippines)
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30/11/2005	ARMM first to enact law on forest management The Philippines - The autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has passed the country’s first ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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29/11/2005	1 year after, logging back in Aurora A year after flashfloods and landslides washed out communities in the provinces of Quezon and Aurora, ...	PhilStar.com (The Philippines)
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11/11/2005	Army, rebels behind logging in Davao: official DAVAO CITY, The Philippines -- Illegal logging activities in Davao Oriental are said to be difficult ...	Sun Star (Philippines)
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04/11/2005	Groups accuse solon of logging, mining ties Philippines - The National Democratic Front in Caraga Region and a non-government organization (NGO) ...	Sun Star (Philippines)
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25/10/2005	Environment chief suspends logging activities in Davao region The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended all logging activities in Davao ...	Business World (Philippines)
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24/10/2005	Log ban now in force in 15 regions A logging ban is now in force in all, except one, of the country's regions after the Department ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer (The Philippines)
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10/10/2005	Church, environment office seize P300-T in 'hot logs' BAROBO, Surigao del Sur, The Philippines -- Joint ecumenical and government action through the Community ...	Sun Star (The Philippines)
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06/10/2005	Bishop asks Arroyo to look into logging case Bacolod City, Philippines - Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra has asked President Macapagal-Arroyo to personally ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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23/09/2005	Relief of Vizcaya DENR chiefs sought BAYOMBONG, The Philippines - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan decided Wednesday to petition Environment Secretary ...	ABS-CBN (Philippines)
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21/09/2005	Illegal logging still goes on unabated in Laguna, Quezon DENR official hits indifferent attitude of local officials. ...	Manila Bulletin Online (Philippines)
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19/09/2005	Province's campaign vs. illegal cutting of trees 80% successful Dumaguete City, Philippines - A top environment official in the province rates the campaign against illegal ...	Philippine Information Agency
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17/09/2005	Execs warn of new Quezon disaster LAGUNA, Philippines —Incessant torrential rains in the past few days and the unabated logging, much ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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16/09/2005	P8M in illegal logs found in Sierra Madre LUCENA CITY - Army soldiers tracking down a band of communist New People's Army rebels on Friday ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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13/09/2005	WWF: Illegal logging goes on in protected areas Philippines - Illegal logging even in protected areas has continued despite a six-month-old log ban imposed ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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01/09/2005	Illegal logging reappears in Quezon The Philippines - Almost a year after the tragic flash floods that killed hundreds of people and displaced ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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31/08/2005	DENR confiscates illegal logs worth P4.2 million Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday announced the confiscation ...	The Manila Times (Philippines)
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25/08/2005	Regional environment office chided on 'hot logs' Butuan City, Philippines - The regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...	Sun Star (Philippines)
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20/08/2005	Aerial survey reveals P1.5m in illegal logs Philippines - Around 10,000 board feet of logs, worth more than P1.5 million, were seized by police in ...	Manila Standard Today (Philippines)
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18/08/2005	N. Ecija mayor calls for stoppage of illegal logging GEN. TINIO, Nueva Ecija – Fed up with the recurrent problem of illegal logging activities in this ...	Tempo (Philippines)
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12/08/2005	North Quezon folk welcome log transport ban lifting LUCENA CITY - The Philippines -Local and church officials in northern Quezon welcomed the Department ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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15/06/2005	Army seizes 25,000 logs in Basilan GOVERNMENT troops stormed a hideout of illegal loggers in the southern Philippine island of Basilan and ...	Sun Star Zamboanga (The Philippines)
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04/06/2005	Comprehensive wood industry policy sought SEVERAL wood-based firms have been forced to close down and about 20,000 workers lost jobs because of ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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02/06/2005	Anti-illegal logging task force head shot in Butuan BUTUAN CITY, The Philippines — The chief operations officer of Task Force Kalikasan, a people's ...	Philippine Star
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22/05/2005	Illegal logging ceases Cebu, Philippines - A police official yesterday claimed the city police have already stopped the illegal ...	The Freeman (Philippines)
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16/05/2005	Military official tags group of 20 behind illegal logging KIDAPAWAN CITY, The Philippines -An organized group of 20 people, composed of local leaders and top environment ...	The Philippine Daily Enquirer
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02/05/2005	Body formed to probe illegal logging in C. Mindanao Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Mindanao has created ...	Sun Star (The Philippines)
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29/04/2005	Corpuz resigns as anti-illegal logging chief The Philippines - Retired general Victor Corpus has resigned as ex-officio chairman of the National Resources ...	The Star (The Philippines)
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10/03/2005	Arroyo: Legal logging would help minimize illegal logging BY ALLOWING legal logging in some areas, illegal logging in the rest of the country would be greatly ...	Sun Star Davao (The Philippines)
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07/03/2005	Log ban lifted in 3 areas The Philippines - Logging operations in the country will resume in three regions this week. ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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18/02/2005	Illegal logging continues in Vizcaya BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines -- Agents of the National Bureau of Investigation on Friday confiscated ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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11/02/2005	Illegal logging continues in typhoon-ravaged Aurora CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Philippines -- Illegal logging activities are continuing in Casiguran, ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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10/02/2005	Illegal loggers mock crackdown MATI, Davao Oriental, The Philippines - Illegal loggers continue to operate here in Davao, despite the ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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09/02/2005	Exporters, producers : Total log ban disastrous to economy Local exporters and producers Wednesday joined the clamor for the immediate lifting of the temporary ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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07/02/2005	DENR adopts 'Oplan Pako' to curb illegal logging AMBAGO, Butuan City, The Philippines - DENR Regional Executive Director Benjamen Tumaliuan on Monday ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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05/02/2005	Defensor files charges vs illegal loggers, bgy officials Nineteen individuals and two companies have been charged at the Department of Justice on Thursday for ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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04/02/2005	DENR execs deny reporting illegal logging in Albay LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines - The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) here ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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04/02/2005	Drive against illegal logging doomed, says UP professor The Arroyo administration's anti-illegal logging campaign will fail if it does not eliminate the ...	The Manila Times (The Philippines)
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03/02/2005	DENR files raps vs Quezon, Aurora illegal loggers Environment Secretary Mike Defensor on Thursday filed anti-illegal logging charges at the Department ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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02/02/2005	DENR to file cases versus big logging companies The Philippines - The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will file Wednesday ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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01/02/2005	Agusan mayor leads anti-illegal logging drive TRENTO, Agusan del Sur, The Philippines -- Mayor Irenea Hitgano is leading a multi-sectoral body to conduct ...	Minda News (The Philippines)
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01/02/2005	Palace assures RP-wide campaign vs illegal loggers Malacañang assured yesterday a nationwide crackdown on big-time illegal loggers and their cohorts ...	The Manila Bulletin Online (The Philippines)
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27/01/2005	In the Wake of the Storm (2) GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- While the dead and the missing were being searched, recovered or rescued and the ...	Minda News (The Philippines)
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27/01/2005	In the Wake of the Storm (1) The Philippines - The storm revolves around the President's order to suspend all logging activities, ...	Minda News (The Philippines)
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25/01/2005	Reyes to probe local execs charged with illegal logging Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes ordered the creation of a fact-finding ...	Sun Star (The Philippines)
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24/01/2005	Reds target big loggers but continue 'tax' take Philippines - A group that admits to collecting "revolutionary taxes" from big-time loggers ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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23/01/2005	Suspected illegal loggers attack Tarlac forest rangers TARLAC CITY — The Philippines - Four poorly armed forest protectors of the provincial government ...	The Manila Bulletin Online (The Philippines)
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23/01/2005	No sacred cows in illegal logging drive, govt vows The Philippines - THERE will be no sacred cows in the government's crackdown on big-time illegal ...	The Manila Times (The Philippines)
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21/01/2005	Ex-Quezon solon's warehouse yields suspected hot logs An anti-illegal logging task force has raided a warehouse full of cut logs inside a bus terminal owned ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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21/01/2005	Government officials may be involved in illegal logging The Philippines - Environment Secretary Michael Defensor said on Friday that initial investigations by ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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20/01/2005	DENR eyes illegal logging raps vs ex-solon, mayor Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is set to file illegal logging charges ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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19/01/2005	Sultan Kudarat tops source of illegal logging in Region 12 KORONADAL CITY - Mindanao - The Philippines - Some P4.8-million worth of illegally cut trees were seized ...	Minda News (The Philippines)
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18/01/2005	Nolcom tags NPA of being behind Aurora illegal logging CAMP AQUINO, Luzon, The Philippines — The Armed Force' Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) has ...	Tarlac News (The Philippines)
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17/01/2005	Caraga tree farmers to stage 3-day protest BUTUAN CITY - The Philippines - Some 2,000 Caraga tree farmers, private foresters and lumad groups are ...	ABS-CBN (The Philippines)
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12/01/2005	Exploding Population Exerts Undue Pressure on Philippine Forests BUTUAN CITY, The Philippines - An expanding population necessarily exerts pressure of the country's ...	Asia Pulse
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11/01/2005	DENR Declares success vs. loggers THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Monday declared success in its all-out war against ...	The Manila Times (The Philippines)
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11/01/2005	Stop the abuse The Philippines - Three weeks ago, the world viewed with shock and awe the devastation wrought by the ...	The Manila Bulletin Online (The Philippines)
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10/01/2005	Police, DENR men seize hot lumber in Sultan Kudarat The Philippines - Nearly 5,000 board feet of illegally cut white lawaan lumber, reportedly owned by the ...	Sun Star (The Philippines)
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10/01/2005	There's The Rub: Words EDITORIAL "While there was heavy rainfall," a statement signed by Bishop Rolando Tirona, his ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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09/01/2005	Saravia exec airs side on illegal logging KORONADAL CITY, The Philippines -- Barangay chair Roger Mangubat of Barangay Saravia this city said he ...	Sun Star (The Philippines)
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08/01/2005	3 sergeants nabbed while transporting illegal logs BUTUAN CITY , Agusan del Norte, Philippines -- Police in Agusan del Sur arrested three soldiers and seized ...	The Philippine Daily Enquirer
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18/12/2004	Urgent Need for President Bush to Close the U.S. Border to Illegal Wood In the aftermath of the landslides and flash floods that recently left over a thousand Filipinos dead ...	YubaNet.com (USA)
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13/12/2004	Globe Telecom charged with illegal logging Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines - Environment officials here have charged an executive of Globe Telecommunications ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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09/12/2004	Basilan governor linked to illegal logging in ARMM Philippines - A muslim congressman implicated Basilan Governor Wahab Akbar on Thursday in alleged illegal ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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09/12/2004	DENR regional exec suspended for links to illegal logging The Philippines - Environment Secretary Michael Defensor on Thursday sacked the highest environment official ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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05/12/2004	Illegal logging face-off: crackdown could snare top politicians Philippines - President Arroyos directive for an all-out war on illegal logging could put her at odds ...	Manila Times (The Philippines)
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14/11/2004	Graft blamed for reforestation failure Zambales, Philippines - Some government officials who connived with logging companies and illegal poachers ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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11/11/2004	U.S. timber firm to fund forest research project in Philippines Philippines - The International Tropical Timber Corporation (ITTC) has recently released to the Department ...	Asia Pulse
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01/09/2004	Mayor, 18 others face illegal logging raps Bacolod City, The Philippines - The Department of Justice filed criminal charges against the mayor of ...	ABS-CBN News
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19/08/2004	Debt For Nature agreement to conserve Panama's forests On August 19, 2004, the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, together ...	US Department of State
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17/07/2004	Politicians, DENR guards coddle illegal loggers in La Union La Union, Philippines - Illegal loggers continue to cut down century-old trees at the public reforestation ...	The Manila Times
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03/06/2004	'Lumad' frees captured DENR exec BULIF, a 'lumad' or tribal militia from the southernmost Filippino island of Mindanao kidnap ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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31/05/2004	Tribal insurgents snatch 3rd DENR exec Armed men abducted a high-ranking environment official in Buenavista town, the Philippines province early ...	Philippine Daily Enquirer
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06/03/2004	Lessons from the 'ramin war' Business Times report on the ramin trade conflict ...	Business Times
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23/12/2003	Rain threatens more Philippine landslides Heavy rain threatened to trigger more mudslides and floods in the central Philippines on Monday ...	Reuters
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22/12/2003	Phillipines - Mudslide death toll rises above 80 Entire families were buried alive in the mudslides that have killed at least 83 people in the eastern ...	Sydney Morning Herald
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LINKS

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Managing Conflict in Asian Forest Communities	In order to reduce forest conflicts and implement sound forest management, USAID awarded the Managing Conflict in Asian Forest Communities task order to ARD in September 2003. The website details ARD's work in this area.	Broken link
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VERIFOR Project	VERIFOR is an ODI-led research project which will work with partner institutions in tropical countries to ensure that timber and forest products are legally harvested. It will help producer nations put in place verification systems with high national and international credibility. Has worked in Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal, Brazil, Costa Rica and Ecuador.	Broken link
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