THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is supposed to be a neutral arbiter when several stakeholders in relation to environmental protection and the use of natural resources are in conflict.

And yet, in the case of the Masungi Georeserve located in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape (UMRBPL) in Rizal, the DENR behaves as a party to the conflict. And in doing so, DENR is not being totally truthful in its statements.

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