By Glenda SOLOGASTOA
ILOILO City – A barangay council in Ajuy, Iloilo has asked Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. to contain the alleged rampant illegal logging in their timberland.
Officials of Barangay Luca passed Resolution 2014-17 seeking the governor’s intercession to save the timberland that covers about one to two hectares of land particularly in Sitio Pulacan West.
Barangay captain Renato Mahanlud disclosed that a certain Cacho was leading the illegal logging activity in the area.
Their illegal operations, according to Mahanlud, started even before super typhoon “Yolanda” struck northern Iloilo.
They have direct buyers both in Ajuy and Metro Manila, Mahanlud added.
Mahanlud alleged that some 100 trees had already been cut and converted into lumber./PN