The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have resolved 56 environmental complaints filed by DENR Region VI before the Office of the Prosecutor in Aklan as of late last year.

The DoJ said the update was reported during the Region VI Cascading Workshop on Environmental Case Build-Up held in Iloilo City. The activity is part of the implementation of the DENR–DoJ Memorandum of Agreement signed on 21 February 2025 and followed an earlier Regional Case Build-Up Workshop for seven priority regions conducted in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

The workshop gathered 204 participants from both agencies.

DENR Assistant Secretary Michelle Angelica Go said the resolved cases show the effect of coordinated case preparation between investigators and prosecutors.

Deputy State Prosecutor Margaret Castillo-Padilla, head of the DoJ–National Prosecution Service Task Force on Environmental Cases, said the workshops allow prosecutors to train DENR field personnel in case preparation.

Castillo-Padilla reported that since the signing of the agreement, nine workshops have been conducted nationwide, consisting of two regional workshops and seven cascading workshops.

She added that the resolution of the Aklan cases reflects the implementation of DoJ Department Circular 20-B, which requires early coordination between investigators and prosecutors in handling environmental crimes.