The first swindle foisted by government is to have the DENR declare the alleged presence of several idle and abandoned lands, particularly in San Mariano, Isabela, the center of the bio-ethanol project.
Unang panloloko ng gubyerno ang pagdedeklara ng DENR na may malalawak na lupaing tiwangwang at abandonado, partikular sa San Mariano, Isabela na sesentruhan ng pro- yektong bio-ethanol.