05/08/2026
๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
Over 9,300 board feet of confiscated lumber will go straight into classrooms and community facilities across the Cordillera.
Through the Department of Environment and Natural Resourcesโ (DENR) Luntiang Bukas program, this confiscated timber was allocated to build school desks, repair classrooms, and upgrade public facilities, giving local students better places to learn.
During the turnover ceremony in Baguio City on August 4, Environment Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna and DENR-CAR Regional Executive Director Engr. Paquito Moreno Jr. handed over the Deeds of Donation to 10 public schools and three government institutions across the region.
Ten schools received the lumber allocation, including Santa Elena Elementary School in Calanasan, Capagaypayan Elementary School and San Gregorio Elementary School in Luna, Apayao; Namnama Elementary School and Potia Elementary School in Alfonso Lista, Kinakin Elementary School in Banaue, and Aguinaldo National High School-Extension in Aguinaldo, Ifugao; Malagnat National High School and Pinukpuk Elementary School in Pinukpuk, Kalinga; and Crystal Cave Elementary School in Baguio City.
Completing the list of recipients were three local government units and agencies: the Barangay Local Government Unit of Daga in Conner, Apayao, as well as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facilities in Luna, Apayao, and Baguio City, Benguet.
The 9,395.395 board feet of assorted lumber underwent administrative adjudication procedures under DENR regulations before being declared government property.
Repurposing these materials kept timber out of the illegal market and put it directly to work for public institutions.
The lumber was designated to build furniture and complete construction projects across the recipient facilities, ensuring the confiscated timber directly benefits local communities.
