Manila, Dec. 10 -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has filed both criminal and administrative cases against the Monterrazas project in Cebu City for massive tree cutting.

"For the Monterrazas case, we already filed a criminal case on Dec. 3, 2025, for violation of Section 77 of Presidential Decree No. 705 or the revised Forestry Code against the corporation," DENR Assistant Secretary for Legal Affairs and Enforcement Norlito Eneran confirmed during a press briefing in Quezon City on Wednesday.

The charge stemmed from the DENR's 2022 tree inventory, which documented 745 trees in the area.

Eneran said that a recent inspection found only 11 trees remaining.

"The company has its claim, but we have evidence that ...