2 arrested for selling illegal chainsaws
June 19, 2026
The owners of a store in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro. selling chainsaws without authorization from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), were arrested on June 9.
The DENR commended the National Bureau of Investigation-Mimaropa for the arrest of Matt Jefferson Go and Miriam Go and the seizure of three high-powered chainsaws.
NBI operatives raided their store, Kimala Trading Corp., following reports that it was selling chainsaws without the permission of the DENR.
