Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu called for intensified monitoring of tree-cutting activities in the same area where authorities recently discovered a small-scale illegal mining operation.
To prevent another outbreak of African swine fever in the city, checkpoints will operate 24/7 to prevent the smuggling of livestock amid the increasing demand during the Yuletide Season.
A total of 502 workers in the province of Surigao del Norte have already received assistance under the Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) Bayanihan 2.