DENR crackdown forces closure of Bohol furniture workshops

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — More small-scale woodcraft furniture makers in Bohol are facing shutdowns after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued closure and stoppage orders, requiring permits they say were never part of the rules when they began operating. Operators in the towns of Loay, Loboc, and Sikatuna said they received