DENR staff pool P1M to nip Covid

BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya: From their own salaries, personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) have generated more than P1 million for health workers and frontliners in the region fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Lawyer Antonio Abawag, DENR-Region 2 executive director, said a total of P1,040,635 cash donations was voluntarily contributed by the DENR personnel across the region in response to a call of the DENR top management.