Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Community Environment and Natural Resources Office

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Official Newsletter of DENR-CENRO Olongapo City

Volume 1, Issue 1

January 22, 2016

DENR sponsors two day seminar workshop

By: Pia Lico

Dr. Lilian F. Uy, one of the Resources Speakers during the

seminar.

To
improve
the
technical
know-how
on business, proposal
and journalistic writing, the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources - Zambales conducted a two
day Learning Event on
Technical Writing for
the National Greening
Program Implementation
for
selected
DENR personnel on
January 21-22, 2016
at Bakasyunan Resort

and Conference Center, Amungan, Iba,

Zambales.
The activity is participated in by forty
DENR
personnel,
mostly Unit and Sectoral Chiefs of the
three field offices of
DENR Zambales aimed
to provide additional
knowledge on effective writing of inter
office letters and documents,
proposals
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Marine Turtle Hatchlings released

By: Emerita G. Sebial

The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
CENRO, Olongapo City
headed by CENR Officer Marife L. Castillo
together with SVEMS
Emerita G. Sebial and
EMSll Loida Reyes,
joined the 3rd Pawikan
Festival at Barangay La
Paz, San Narciso, Zambales.
The activity started at 6 oclock in the
morning with a parade
and a short program
headed by Ms. LaRaine
Sarmiento,
Darwin
Farin and other members and officers of
Katimpuyog
(NGO),
Barangay Captain Julius
Abegania and his Barangay Council , SB

Bienvenido Paz, and other local officials. This

was also participated by
the students and teachers
of La Paz Elementary
and
National
High
School, Rotary Club, Barangay
fisherfolks,
Pawicare
rangers,
Knights of Columbus,
Philippine Navy, PNP,
DENR PAWB, Philippine Dental Assn. of
Quezon City, residents
and other stakeholders
of San Narciso, Zambales
with a total of
550 participants, participated and grace the
event.
This date also
coincide with the emergence of marine turtle
hatchlings wherein a
pawikan nesting site/
Continued on Page 2

Sea Turtle Hatchery located at La Paz, San Narciso,

Zambales.

Pictures showing the Marine Turtle Hatchlings identified

as Olive ridley released at West Philippine Sea.

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What is SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT ACT?
By: Joebell Paraggua

VOL 1 ISSUE 1 January 22, 2016

DENR awards free patents

to Olongapo City residents
By: Dionisio Duran

Picture re recycling

Waste mismanagement has serious environmental effects making the passage of the Republic
Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. The law was crafted in response
to the looming garbage problems in the country.
RA 9003 declares the policy of the state in adopting a systematic, comprehensive and ecological
solid waste management program that ensures the
protection of public health and the environment
and the proper segregation, collection, transport,
storage, treatment and disposal of solid waste
through the formulation and adoption of best environmental practices. Moreover, it illustrates the
potentials and benefits of recycling not only in addressing waste management problems but also in
alleviating poverty.
RA 9003 describes solid waste management
as a discipline associated with the control of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport,
processing, and disposal of solid wastes. The manner by which these activities are conducted shall be
in accord with the best principles of public health,
economics, engineering, conservation, aesthetics,
other environmental considerations, and public attitudes. The Act provides for a comprehensive ecological solid waste management program by creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, appropriating funds, declaring certain acts
prohibited, and providing penalties.
With this law, we can expect a cleaner and
friendlier environment in the future which will not
only benefit ourselves but our children as well. We
just have to do our part and help the state in its implementation.

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Director Francisco E. Milla Jr. and
Mayor Rolen E. Paulino awarded Residential Free
Patents to 38 residents of Olongapo City while 6 others received Miscellaneous Sales Patents in ceremony
held at Olongapo City Hall last December 8, 2015.
Patent beneficiaries were from East Bajac-bajac,
Gordon Heights, New Banicain, New Cabalan, New
Kalalake, Old Cabalan and West Tapinac.
Awarding of free patents to qualified beneficiaries
by DENR was in close coordination with City of
Olongapo, Registry of Deeds and Land Registration
Authorty. It was witnessed by DENR Assistant Director Tirso Parian and Community Environment and
Natural Resources Officer Marife L. Castillo.
The issuance of free patents on residential lands of
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is mandated by Republic Act 10023 or The
New Free Patent Act in support with the government program on land distribution and poverty alleviation.
The land distribution project started after the completion of Olongapos 36M Cadastral Survey Project
CAD 1226-D funded by Sen. Richard Gordon
through DENR.

DENR sponsors
and news articles.
Professors from Ramon Magsaysay Technological University
are
the
Resource
Speakers
for
the
event.

Marine Turtles
hatcheries was already
established in La Paz,
San Narciso, Zambales.
The sea turtle hatcheries
has a total of 4,193 sea
turtle
eggs.
The
PAWICARE Rangers
were created as a turtle
watch in the beach area,
to oversee the pawikan
nursery and also to relo-

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With eagerness, the

participants were able to
come up with a News
Letter for PENRO Zambales and the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in
Olongapo
City and
Masinloc.*
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cate/collect eggs that are

situated in low lying areas of the beach which are
in danger of being inundated by daily tides . A
total of 462 hatchlings of
Olive
ridley
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
were released at West
Philippine Sea in La Paz,
San Narciso, Zambales.

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EDITORIAL

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MS. EMERITA SEBIAL
Editor in Chief
MR. ARTURO E. GALPO
Assistant Editor
Writers:
DIONISIO DURAN
PIA LICO
Layout Artist
JOEBELL G. PARAGGUA

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