The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-11 (DENR 11) has donated 2,046 pieces (913.03 cubic meters) of confiscated lauan and miscellaneous forest products to the Department of Education (DepEd) through the provincial government of Compostela Valley province.
The forest products will help address shortages of chairs, tables, desks, fixtures and other infra-development projects of public schools in Comval.
The donation was made official through the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA).
Signatories to the MOA were Comval governor, Arturo T. Uy, DENR regional executive director, Jim O Sampulna and DepEd regional executive director, Susana Teresa B. Estigoy.
To date, DENR-11 has already donated 1,072.87 cu.m. of confiscated forest products inthe region since February 2011.
A total of 975.26 cu.m. was donated to DepEd while 97.61 cu.m. was given to other beneficiaries such as the public attorney’s office (PAO) in Baganga, Girl Scout of the Philippines in Davao City, 69th and 1003rd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army and some LGU offices.
The donation is mandated under Section 2 of Executive Order No. 23 signed by President Benigno S. Aquino last February 1. The Order gives priority to DepEd in the case of all confiscated logs. [DENR 11]
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