TACLOBAN CITY – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Regional Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources had asked other line government agencies to participate or join the municipal monitoring team of every locality where mining operation exist.
In the meeting held in the municipality of Tolosa which was attended by Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Chairman of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte Board Member Roque Tiu and spearheaded by the committee on environment and natural resources of Tolosa’s Sangguniang Bayan regarding to the mining application of Northern Access Mining Incorporated, MGB Regional Director Roger De Dios, stressed the importance of the other line government agencies to become members of the monitoring team.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, National Irrigation Administration and the Department of Agriculture are among the national government line agencies that oppose to mining operation as it will damage the environment which is the source of the people’s livelihood and the eco-system.
During the meeting held in the municipality of Tolosa, De Dios stressed that these government agencies should become part of the monitoring team to ensure that mining companies are operating as what is mandated by law especially in the process of rehabilitating the land they are mining.
De Dios added that comparing mining operation before which is not regulated and protected by law reason why some mined areas are neglected and was not rehabilitated, mining operation now is protected by law and rehabilitation process is strictly impose to mining companies for them to comply.
He added that mining companies are required to deposit a fund intended for rehabilitation process of the areas which they are to mine.
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