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==LGU intensifies drive against illegal quarries== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611329191579 | |||
*Wednesday 15th of February 2012 | |||
:by Fruto C. Sumagaysay Jr. | |||
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 15 (PIA) – Illegal quarry operators beware. | |||
The local government unit of North Cotabato has beefed up its efforts to protect its quarry resources from illegal quarry operations. | |||
Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza said she is willing to give a P50,000 reward for every illegal quarry operator reported to her office. | |||
Taliño-Mendoza made the declaration during a recent dialogue-consultation with barangay officials, quarry operators, and officials from the National Irrigation Administration, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and other line agencies. | |||
She said she is “dead serious” in the campaign against illegal extraction of quarry materials in the province. | |||
The P50,000 cash incentive per illegal operator, she explained, will be given to the first barangay who can report any firm or individual utilizing quarry materials from privately-owned lands and/or public lands within the territorial jurisdiction of Cotabato without permit, or operating with expired permit, or quarrying and mining outside their specified permit area. | |||
She also promised to conduct random checks on various quarry sites in the province to personally monitor if there is any unlawful utilization of Cotabato’s mineral resources. | |||
She also warned operators that the provincial government will not hesitate to enforce sanctions or legal action against anyone violating Provincial Ordinance 410 adopting the 2007 Revised Revenue Code of Cotabato. | |||
During the said forum, quarry operators were briefed on the provisions of the said ordinance pertaining to “Tax on Sand, Gravel, and Other Quarry Resources” and “Quarry Operations” of the 2007 Revised Revenue Code of Cotabato. | |||
As she urged the barangay leaders to help protect the province from illegal quarry operations, the governor also explained how the barangay will benefit when required quarry taxes and fees are properly collected. | |||
“When all fees due to the barangay are collected, this would mean more projects for your barangay…more services to your constituents,” she said. | |||
Based on the 2007 Revised Revenue Code of Cotabato, proceeds of the tax on sand, gravel and other quarry resources shall be shared: 30 percent to the provincial government, 30 percent to the LGU where the materials are extracted, and 40 percent to the barangay where the concession area was located. | |||
She then appealed to the barangay officials to help in monitoring quarry activities in their respective area of responsibility and to ensure that the quantity of extracted quarry or sand and gravel resources is declared accurately by the permit holder. | |||
To further guarantee that rightful fees go to the coffers of the government, Governor Taliño-Mendoza also dared barangay officials to report scrupulous tax collector who conspire with quarry operators or truckers. For every collector proven to have illegal transactions with quarry operators, she said is willing to give another P50,000. (LQG/IDCD/PGO N.Cotabato/DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | |||
==S. Cotabato launches riparian zone re-vegetation program== | ==S. Cotabato launches riparian zone re-vegetation program== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611329191737 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611329191737 | ||
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Besides being an important plant to protect riverbanks from erosion, the provincial government also sees bamboo as a major source of income for farmers. | Besides being an important plant to protect riverbanks from erosion, the provincial government also sees bamboo as a major source of income for farmers. | ||
South Cotabato LGU has been pushing for the establishment of bamboo hubs where engineered bamboos can be produced. (FSumagaysay/SoCot PIO/DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | South Cotabato LGU has been pushing for the establishment of bamboo hubs where engineered bamboos can be produced. (FSumagaysay/SoCot PIO/DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | ||
==Investors eye S. Cotabato for high value crops development== | ==Investors eye S. Cotabato for high value crops development== | ||