Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to conduct a legislative probe into the recent shooting of two forest rangers of Masungi Georeserve in Sitio San Roque, Barangay Pinugay, Rizal.
The rangers were reportedly shot in the dark of night, amid heavy rains by unidentified men in bonnets.
“This violence is unacceptable. The Masungi forest rangers have dedicated themselves to preserving and defending our environment, but unscrupulous individuals have attempted to take their lives. Bigyan natin ng hustisya silang mga puspusang nagbabantay sa ating kalikasan,” Hontiveros said in filing Proposed Senate Resolution 806.
The incident happened on July 24 at a ranger station near GSB resort in Sitio San Roque, according to reports. The Masungi Georeserve administration had claimed that GSB resort illegally occupies a forestland in the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape.
“The need to protect our forest guards cannot be understated. The country only has 1 forest guard for every 4,000 forest hectares, despite the ideal ratio being 1 for every 500 hectares,” the senator said.
“Hindi pwedeng napapahamak ang mga tagapagligtas ng ating kalikasan dahil sa kasakiman ng iilan,” Hontiveros said.
The senator stressed that these attacks also come on the heels of a series of suspicious activities at the watershed, such as the illegal erection of new structures.
There are also armed private guards in the area who have been hired by private firms that claim to have bought, and are cordoning off parts of the area, for their private use, she said.
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