History
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had its beginnings in the old Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR). In May 1974, the DANR was split into two departments through P.D. 461 in recognition that natural resources and agriculture are broad and differing concerns. As such, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was mandated to ensure the conservation, optimum, utilization, and programmed exploitation of the country's natural wealth including the aquatic resources. With the shift to a parliamentary form of government in 1978, the DNR became the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). In 1984, by virtue of Executive Order No. 697, the management of fisheries sector through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), was transferred from the MNR to the Minitry of Agriculture.
The events of February 1986 brought social awareness among the Filipino people that altered the character of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). The creation of DENR under Executive Order No. 131 on January 30, 1987 and the issuance of Executive Order 192 on June 10, 1987 better known as the "Reorganization Act of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources" brought a radical shift in the Department's structure and functions. Pursuant to the Executive Order, the DENR became the primary government agency responsible for the conservation, development and optimum use of the natural resources as well as the protection and development of a sustainable environmental management system for the benefit and welfare of the Filipino people.
The approval of the Philippine Mining Act or R.A. 7945 and implementation of DAO No. 97-11 brought changes to the structure of the Regional Office, relieving Mines and Geo-Sciences Sector from the Region and authorizing this Sector to perform line function.
Changes brought by the passing and approval of the Clean Air Act or R.A. 8749 mandating the Region's Environment Sector to operate as line Bureau. To date, an interim structure has been organized to cater to the needs and demands of constituents in the Mainland Provinces and Island Provinces.
Implementation of DAO 99-14 dated May 05, 1999 provided for the redefinition of functions and realignment of administrative units in the Regional and Field Offices. DAO 99-52 dated December 15, 1999 prescribed a detailed defenition of functions for the realigned regional divisions that finally spelled-out the development and reforms initiatives.
DENR Region 2 is presently located at #14 Dalan Na Pagayaya corner Angicacua, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City. It covers five provinces (Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and the island province of Batanes), four (4) cities (Tuguegarao in Cagayan and Ilagan, Cauayan and Santiago in Isabela) and 89 municipalities and 2,311 barangays. Bounded by three mountain ranges, the Sierra Madre Mountains on the east, Cordillera Mountains on the west, and the Caraballo Mountains on the south, it is criss-crossed by the historical Cagayan River, the longest river and the largest basin in the country. The Cagayan River has a total stretch of about 410 kilometers, a drainage area of 2,811,000 hectares and 1,200,000 ha of major ground water resources.
The province of Cagayan, with 28 municipalities and one city is served by one Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) and four Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) located in Solana, Alcala, Aparri and Sanchez Mira.
Its nearby province, Isabela, has 35 municipalities and three cities which are served by one PENRO and five CENROs located in Cabagan, Naguilian, San Isidro, Cauayan, and Palanan.
The province of Nueva Vizcaya, served by one PENRO and two CENROs located in Aritao, and Dupax Del Norte has 15 municipalities.
Quirino province with six municipalities has one PENRO and two CENROs in Diffun and Nagtipunan. And the island province of Batanes, with six municipalities is being served by a PENRO only.
Mission Vision & Program Thrust
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VISION, MISSION AND THRUSTS & PRIORITIES
LEGAL BASIS
Executive Order No. 192 dated June 10, 1987 – “Providing for the Reorganization of the Department of Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Renaming it as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and for other Purposes”.
MANDATE
The Department is the primary government agency responsible for the conservation, management, development, and proper use of the country’s environment and natural resources, specifically forest and grazing lands, mineral resources, including those in reservation and watershed areas, and lands of the public domain, as well as the licensing and regulation of all natural resources as may be provided for by law in order to ensure equitable sharing of the benefits derived therefrom for the welfare of the present and future generations of Filipinos.
To accomplish this mandate, the Department shall be guided by the following objectives:
- Assure the availability and sustainability of the country's natural resources through judicious use and systematic restoration or replacement, whenever possible
- Increase the productivity of natural resources in order to meet the demands for forest, mineral, and land resources of a growing population;
- Enhance the contribution of natural resources for achieving national economic and social development;
- Promote equitable access to natural resources by the different sectors of the population; and
- Conserve specific terrestrial and marine areas representative of the Philippine natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations.
VISION
"A nation enjoying and sustaining its natural resources and clean and healthy environment."
MISSION
To mobilize our citizenry in protecting, conserving, and managing the environment and natural resources for the present and future generations.
CORE FUNCTIONS
DENR is tasked to formulate and implement policies, guidelines, rules and regulations relating to environmental management and pollution prevention and control.
Formulate implement and supervise the government's policies, plans and programs pertaining to the management, conservation, development, use and replenishment of the country's natural resources and ecological diversity; and
Promulgate and implement rules and regulations governing the exploration, development, extraction, disposition, and use of the forests, lands, minerals, wildlife, and other natural resources.
THRUSTS AND PRIORITIES
The DENR thrusts and priorities are consistent with the President’s Social Contract with the Filipino people and supportive of the following five (5) priority agenda of the President:
- anti-corruption/transparent, accountable and participatory governance;
- poverty reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable;
- rapid, inclusive and sustained economic growth;
- just and lasting peace and the rule of law; and
- integrity of the environment and climate change.
In line with the above mentioned priority agenda, the DENR, in the performance of its mandate under a regime of good environmental governance, will continuously implement in FY 2015 the following major programs that would ably create high impact and provide for longer-term solutions to more pressing environmental issues and concerns:
DENR Major Programs by Key Results Areas (KRAs)
1. Anti-Corruption/Transparent, Accountable and Participatory Governance
- Database Management
- Land Records Management
2. Poverty Reduction and empowerment of the poor and vulnerable
- National Greening Program
- Patent Issuance
- Cadastral Survey Program
- Land Disposition
3. Integrity of the Environment and Climate Change
- National Greening Program
- Protected Area Management and Development
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Coastal and Marine Resources/Areas Management
- Clean Air, Clean water, and Solid waste Program
- Implementation of Manila Bay Operational Plan-SC Decision-G.R.171947-48
- Geo-hazard Mapping
DENR Priority Programs/Activities
- National Greening
- Cadastral Survey and Land Management and Disposition
- Forest Protection and Anti-illegal Logging
- Protected Areas and Biodiversity Conservation
- Clean Air, Clean Water and Solid Waste Management
- Geo-hazard Assessment and Mapping, and Ecosystems Research and Development
- Good Governance and Anti-corruption
Regional Profile
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Cagayan Valley Region has a distinct history. Long before the coming of the Spaniards into the Valley, fishing villages had been in existence on the banks and at the mouth of the rivers and creeks flowing into the China Sea. The Spaniards found natives inhabiting the narrow coastal plains of Northern Luzon and flood plains of Cagayan River. These inhabitants were Ibanags who lived on the riverbanks. “Ban nag a native word for river. They were of sturdy Indonesian type with a culture of their own. They maintained their commercial relationship with China, Malaya, Japan and other neighboring countries, The early Ibanagas kept their writings on barks of trees and bamboos depicting the heroic deeds of their chiefs. These tales were used as songs and bards during the victories in wars, on weddings and other important events and were thereof handed down from generation to generation.It was in 1567 when Don Juan Salcedo explored Northern Luzon and landed his forces. It was however in 1581 that the Spaniards headed by Captain Juan Pablo Carreon with his soldiers and their families settled in the Region. Thereafter, Spanish missionaries gradually penetrated deeper into the valley teaching and converting the natives. Later, the Americans improved the educational and political system and introduced improvements in infrastructure.Region 02 is considered the “last frontier” of the Philippines being one of the few regions with existing virgin forest. It is bounded by three (3) mountain ranges, Sierra Madre on the east, Caraballo mountains on the south and Cordillera mountain on the west.Cagayan Valley Region includes all lands east of the Sierra Madre mountain, west of the foothills of Cordillera mountain, and south of Caraballo mountain, making the region one big watershed area such that all the headwaters from the mountain ridges cascade down the tributaries to the Cagayan River, the second longest river in the country having a drainage area of 27,300 sq. km. and ground water reserve of 47,895 mcm. The Cagayan River provides the water supply of the region for agriculture, industry, domestic and municipal needs before it drains into the Babuyan channel. It has three major tributaries; the Elogan River which drains a major portion of the eastern watersheds, the Magat River which drains the southern portions and the Chico river which drains most of the north-western areas.The Pacific Ocean skirts the last coast and rest its waves on the foot of the Sierra Madre on the eastern side. Temperature is distinctly tropical and the northern portion has a high precipitation due to the exposure of the northeastern air movements. The region is composed of the distant but esoteric Batanes; the lustrous and fertile valley provinces of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya and the predominantly mountainous but equally promising Quirino. Cagayan Valley abounds with the natural resources and exudes the development potentials. It consists of rich agricultural areas, forestlands and grasslands, inland and marine resources.By virtue of Executive Order No. 192 dated June 10, 1987, five (5) Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENROs) and sixteen (16) Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) were created under the administrative jurisdiction of Region 02. These are: PENROs Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya; and CENROs Aparri, Alcala, Sanchez Mira, Solana and Tuguegarao, Cagayan; Cabagan, Naguilian, Cauayan, San Isidro, Roxas and Palanan, Isabela; Diffun and Nagtipunan, Quirino; and Bayombong, Aritao and Dupax, Nueva Vizcaya.
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Region 2 reactivates envi law enforcement group
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have agreed to include in their enforcement activities other environmental laws whenever requested by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
This agreement was made after DENR Cagayan Valley Chief Atty. Antonio A. Abawag solicited the assistance of these law enforcement agencies in the apprehension of illegal transport of mineral products during the Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (RAILTF) meeting held earlier at the DENR Regional Office in Tuguegarao City.
Director Abawag said the DENR will expand the deputation of ENR Officers to the members of the Task Force. They will be required to participate in the law enforcement training before their deputation.
The meeting resulted in the draft memorandum of agreement (MOA) reactivating the operationalization of the RAILTF. The MOA redefines the roles and obligations of the member agencies and the engagement of the Philippine Air Force, Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard.
The MOA will provide quick response to verified reports of environmental violations within the region. It will also improve environmental law enforcement from deterrence, investigation, arrest and searches to prosecution.
The RAILTF was created in accordance with Resolution No. 2011-003 of the National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force which defined the roles of the local government units and other law enforcement agencies.
The Task Force is mandated to take the lead in the anti-illegal logging campaign. It may call upon the support of any department, bureau and office to assist in the discharge of its functions, such as but not limited to the provision of administrative and technical assistance, logistical support and detail of personnel.
During the meeting, Atty. Abawag ordered the Provincial and Community Environment and Natural Resources Officers to closely coordinate with the battalion and unit commanders of the Philippine Army and the PNP in conducting anti-illegal logging operations. #CCC
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