The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday vowed not to tolerate illegal occupation of lands within protected areas after the agency discovered illegal occupants inside the Upper Marikina Watershed and Masungi Wildlife Sanctuary in Baras, Rizal.
“Occupying or dwelling in any public land within a protected area without clearance from the concerned Protected Area Management Board is strictly prohibited under Republic Act 11038 or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018,” DENR Undersecretary Jim Sampulna explained.
“Violators of these ENIPAS law provisions could face a fine ranging from P200,000 to P1 million or imprisonment from one year but not more than six years, or both,” he warned. Protected areas like the Upper Marikina Watershed and Masungi Wildlife Sanctuary are environmentally critical areas and are main sources of biodiversity, maintaining the ecosystem and providing natural processes of the land.
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu has been pushing for the creation of an Environmental Protection and Enforcement Bureau within the DENR to pursue strict implementation of environmental laws, policies, rules and regulations, wherein law enforcement agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation, and government prosecutors will be involved.
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