DENR explains Yulo-Loyzaga's 2023 travel expenses amid criticisms

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Senate PRIB/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/27/20220906-senate-denr-yulo-loyzaga-sprib101528.jpg"/><figcaption>Environment Sec. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga briefs the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the state of wildlife protection on September 6, 2022. Albert Calvelo, Senate PRIB/file</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday clarified how much funds were spent by its head, secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, for her official travels this 2023.Sen. Raffy Tulfo last week questioned the foreign trips and travel expenses Yulo-Loyzaga, citing his sources within the agency.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/20/23/tulfo-questions-travel-expenses-of-denr-chief">Tulfo questions travel expenses of DENR chief Yulo-Loyzaga</a></li></ul>According to Tulfo, the DENR has spent P1.1 billion for the foreign trips of its officials for 2023, while it will be allocating P1.173 billion for foreign trips in 2024. But according to the DENR, the 2023 travel budget covers all local and foreign travel of the following offices under the agency:<ul>	<li>DENR Central Office </li>	<li>Office of the Secretary</li>	<li>Office of the nine (9) Undersecretaries</li>	<li>Office of the seven (7) Assistant Secretaries</li>	<li>Office of ten (10) Service Directors and 33 Divisions</li>	<li>Special Projects and other offices </li>	<li>Biodiversity Management Bureau</li>	<li>Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau </li>	<li>Forest Management Bureau</li>	<li>Land Management Bureau</li>	<li>Regional Offices (16 in total)</li>	<li>Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offices (PENRO) (76 in total)</li>	<li>Community Environment and Natural Resource Offices (CENRO) (146 in total)</li></ul>&quot;As of November 23, 2023, the total travel expenditure of the DENR Central Office is P45.169 million, of which P3.048 million pertains to expenses for official missions of the Secretary,&quot; the DENR said.&quot;This is 0.002% of the total travel budget as per the approved General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2023,&quot; it added.Tulfo suggested that instead of having foreign trips, the DENR should focus on basic programs like the national greening program, which has more than P2 billion budget every year.

According to the DENR, the 2023 travel budget covers all local and foreign travel of many offices under the agency.

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DENR explains Yulo-Loyzaga's 2023 travel expenses amid criticisms

DENR explains Yulo-Loyzaga's 2023 travel expenses amid criticisms

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Published Dec 01, 2023 09:43 PM PHT

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