Handog Titulo Program – Region V
As part of the Lands Day every month of September, this year, the DENR-V awarded three (3) Special Patents to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 9th Infantry Division at Camp Elias Angeles, Pili, Camarines Sur on September 18, 2020. It was received by the AFP representative Brigadier General Henry A. Robinson, Jr.
The awarding ceremony was attended by the DENR Key Officials, with the leadership of the OIC, Regional Executive Director Atty. Antonio A. Abawag, together with the OIC, Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Atty. Ronnel C. Sopsop, PENR Officer of Camarines Sur Forester Grace L. Cariño and CENR Officer of Iriga City Forester Nestor Franz Fortuno
The granting of Special Patents is one of the priority programs of DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu to ensure the integrity of military camps and prevent encroachment, usurpation and proliferation of unscrupulous illegal occupation and adverse claims of ownership by other entities. Through this, military reservations are preserved and used for its intended purpose.