DENR trains forest rangers on gun use
MANILA, Philippines — A training of forest rangers on how to use shotguns is being conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said he does not want a repeat of the killing of forest rangers, citing one who was hacked to death in Barangay Bagumbayan, El Nido, Palawan on Wednesday.
Cimatu said three forest rangers had recently been killed in Palawan.
At a budget briefing at the House of Representatives yesterday, Cimatu said forest rangers should be provided police security whenever they conduct patrol.
Cimatu said it is the best that the DENR could do in the absence of a law authoritizing forest rangers to carry firearms.
He said there is also no law that allows the DENR to hire security guards during patrol.
Cimatu said he is hopeful that a law creating an enforcement bureau to implement forestry laws would soon be passed.
The DENR said there are more than 2,000 forest rangers across the country.
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