A mining firm, whose operations on Sibuyan Island are being protested by residents, has been cited by the DENR for violations, including building a causeway without an environmental clearance and cutting trees without a permit. | mvirolaINQ /PDI
The other violation notice signed by Arnoldo Blaza Jr., the officer in charge of the Romblon Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office, ordered the firm to explain within 10 days why it should not be fined for violating the Forestry Code for cutting and clearing trees without a permit.
The protesters had formed a human barricade to stop three of APMC’s hauling trucks that were carrying nickel ore from leaving the port. However, the trucks forced their way through while about 30 policemen intervened and tried to break up the barricade.
Rights and environmental groups, however, demanded accountability for the police dispersal and asked the government to respect the stand of residents. Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said the Sibuyanons had resisted for decades the entry and operations of mining companies on the island, wary that further mining would destroy their community and undermine their livelihood.
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