By Claro A. Lanipa
PAGADIAN CITY – Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR)-9 Regional Executive Director Arleigh J. Adorable
has underscored the primary mandate of his department which is to conserve,
manage and develop the country’s environment and natural resources.
“It’s really a gigantic mandate,” he said during the
opening ceremonies of the first ever weeklong DENR 9 Exhibit 2013 on Environment
and Natural Resources (ENR) Technologies and Programs held here at the lobby of
the City Commercial Center (C3) last July 22-26.
“If there are flashfloods or heavy rains, DENR is being
blamed,” he jokingly said.
“DENR cannot do it alone in fulfilling the agency’s
vision of one nation enjoying and sustaining its natural resources in a healthy
and clean environment,” Adorable added.
“In order to attain this mission, I exhort other
stakeholders especially the local government units (LGUs) to help. Because the
responsibility to protect the environment doesn’t rest on a few people alone,
but it rests upon each and every one of us to help each other,” he pointed out.
Redoble explained that the DENR would only provide the
technical assistance on how to do things to become responsible environment
protectors.