ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte: More than P120,000 worth of illegal logs were confiscated and a suspect was arrested in separate operations conducted by members of the Caraga police, 75th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army and personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on May 14. The police and soldiers confiscated 117 board feet of doyok-doyok lumber with a market value of P4,693 in the possession of Edwin Pasacan Purisima, 20, in Purok 8, Barangay Melgar, Basilisa, Dinagat Islands. Purisima could not present any legal document that resulted in his arrest. A case for violation of Presidential Decree 705, or the “Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines,” is being prepared for filing in court against him. In Sitio Cusip, Barangay Bayugan-3, Rosario in Agusan del Sur, 42 pieces of abandoned lauan lumber with total volume of 4,745 board feet and with a market value of P118,625 were also confiscated. The identified owner, Ondo Pauas, is at large and the seized forest products are in the custody of the DENR. BGen. Joselito Esquivel Jr. said the operation was part of a continuing campaign against illegal logging by the Philippine National Police in coordination with the DENR. He called for active collaboration of the community and stakeholders by providing information to the police.