P-Noy Orders DENR to make idle lands productive

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – Make all idle lands in the country productive.

This, according to Cagayan Valley Environment Regional Executive Director Benjamin Tumaliuan, was the tall order of President Aquino to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for all idle lands turned into agro-forestry and bio-fuel ventures.


Tumaliuan said the order, coursed through DENR Secretary Ramon Paje, was in tune with the new administration’s thrust to further enhance food security, environmental protection and livelihood generation.

This, Tumaliuan said, would mean making productive some 7.5 million hectares of idle lands nationwide.

“Here in Cagayan Valley , we should then keep the ball rolling in the sense that we have many idle lands,” Tumaliuan said. - Read more