Environmentalists under the Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to resolve its request for action against two Batangas firms for alleged massive tree-cutting activities.
CEED said it had previously requested the Forest Management Bureau of the DENR to issue certified true copies of permits for the tree-cutting activities on April 7, 2022, to which the agency replied no such permits were issued. The motion was filed before DENR-Calabarzon on May 20 and sought speedy action on the part of the department as Linseed is scheduled to commence operations on August 1. CEED, the Bukluran ng mga Mangingisda ng Batangas, and Protect VIP have documented the tree cutting and requested action from the FMB.