IDC is presently logging in the old growth forest near the mountain Dos Hermanos, mainly Narra and other redwood trees. Main logging area is presently at Diaba, which is protected Aboriginal CADC land. Diaba is settlement of the extremely endangered Agta peoples, the aboriginals from the Negrito race and so totally distinct from the Filipino peoples. Agtas report that in the last few years IDC workers have killed at least 4 of them, who had protested against IDC logging, which means loss of livelihood and space for living to the Agtas. During the last weeks in March 2001 we saw daily several IDC timber trucks with logs more than 50 cm in diameter entering the IDC base in Dibacong.
Further transport seems to be done in nighttime and with big cargo vessels.
None of them wants steps done against IDC, even though operations are illegal. For the Agtas protestin is extremely dangerous. There is much military in the logging areas. Local DENR officials in Dibacong stated that this IDC logging is not of their concern, because the logging area is situated in the province Isabela and so outside their jurisdiction. According to the statement of the DENR forrester in Casiguran IDC presently also prepares for logging again on San Ildefonso Peninsula.