Kalinga town demands Chevron to pay P7.5 M for geothermal projects
>> Sunday, May 27, 2012
By Gina Dizon
PASIL,
KALINGA- The local government unit here in a resolution passed by
the Sangguniang Bayan ordered multinational Chevron Inc.
to pay P500 per hectare in its applied area of geothermal
explorations for this year.
Author
of the 2012 Revised Tax Code and chairman of the energy
committee Emilio Kitongan said the ordinance demands
a 500 peso per hectare rental fee to any investor who operates or
uses any parcel of land of the territorial jurisdiction of the
municipality.
Administrative
Officer Teddy Gullay said Chevron
through the Guidance Management Company- Aragorn
Power and Energy Corporation applied to the Department of Energy
for 14,000 hectares covering portions of the municipality’s
10 barangays for their geothermal exploration
activities.
The
town’s 14 barangays cover 32,000 hectares.
A
demand letter addressed to President Antonio Yee of
Chevron followed the resolution, Gullay said.
Earlier,
the LGU also forwarded a demand letter last year to
Chevron to pay an occupational fee of 40 pesos per hectare
for year covering 2011 based on a Department of Environment and Natural
Resources administrative order charging occupational fees on mining
and related activities.
Both
occupational and rental fees were not paid by Chevron despite repeated reminders,
Gullay said.
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