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==South Cotabato taps barangay councils in crackdown vs illegal mining activities== | |||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=390706 | |||
*December 7, 2011, 6:19 pm | |||
:by (PNA) | |||
DCT/FFC/AVE/HST | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec. 7 (PNA) – The provincial government of South Cotabato has stepped up its crackdown on the rampant illegal mining activities in the province by tapping the barangay councils as its monitoring arm. | |||
South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. said Wednesday he issued an executive order mandating Barangays Tablu and Pulabato in Tampakan and Barangays Kematu and Desawo in T’boli to specifically spearhead the monitoring of the destructive banlas or sluice mining operations. | |||
He directed the officials of the four barangays to constitute a team that would regularly monitor the continuing sluice mining and other illegal mining activities within their areas. | |||
“Banlas is a highly-destructive mining method as some operators usually use high-pressure water jets to dislodge or move soil sediments and mercury for the mineral extraction,” the governor said. | |||
Banlas mining involves the pouring of large amounts of water on a mountain’s surface to extract the rocks containing the gold ore, and then pan them with mercury. | |||
The use of the illegal mining method, which was first uncovered in T'boli town, has caused the destruction of several mountains in the area. | |||
Reports said the sluice mining operations are centered in Kampo Kilot of Barangay Pulabato in Tampakan, where at least two hectares of a mountain in the area was already destroyed based on an aerial survey earlier conducted by the provincial government of South Cotabato. | |||
Aside from the barangay councils, Pingoy said they have tapped the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the municipal governments to spearhead the crackdown and the clearing operations against illegal mining operations. | |||
He said they have established a hotline that barangay officials and residents may use in reporting illegal activities directly to his office. | |||
Pingoy said he issued the order in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act (RA) 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991, which mandates Barangay officials to enforce laws and regulations on pollution control and environmental protection. | |||
He added that barangay officials who would fail to execute the said order would be slapped with administrative sanctions for gross negligence, or dereliction of duty as cited in RA 7160. | |||
==South Cotabato releases P10M worth of service vehicles, dev't projects== | ==South Cotabato releases P10M worth of service vehicles, dev't projects== | ||
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=390243 | *Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=390243 | ||
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He said some P2 million was allotted for the fabrication and installation of lighting system at the Rizal Part of Barangay Poblacion in Norala; P1 million for the construction of a music laboratory at the municipal grounds of Surallah; and, P400,000 for the construction of covered courts at the municipal plaza of Banga. | He said some P2 million was allotted for the fabrication and installation of lighting system at the Rizal Part of Barangay Poblacion in Norala; P1 million for the construction of a music laboratory at the municipal grounds of Surallah; and, P400,000 for the construction of covered courts at the municipal plaza of Banga. | ||
==South Cotabato gets P53-M pledges for new hospital== | ==South Cotabato gets P53-M pledges for new hospital== | ||