BONTOC,
Mountain Province – An environmental group lambasted the local government of
this capital town Bontoc for allegedly dumping garbage beside the Chico River
despite issuance of a writ of kalikasan by the Court of Appeals.
The Kalinga
Anti-Pollution Action Group (KAPAG) said the local government unit was given
six months to close and rehabilitate the dump beside the Chico River.
It said the
LGU has not complied with the writ issued on Feb. 22.
Estanislao
Albano, a KAPAG official and one of the petitioners at the CA, said they caught
a garbage truck owned by the local government dumping garbage at the site on
Jan. 14.
Luis Aoas,
KAPAG chairman, said there was no signage at the site prohibiting dumping,
which was one of the requirements of the writ.
KAPAG filed
a complaint against the local government of Bontoc in October last year to
protest the continued operation of the open dump.
The
Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported to the CA that as of
April 31, the Bontoc LGU has yet to comply with the writ.
KAPAG lawyer
Cornelius Dannang said the group is planning to file a motion for contempt of
court against the Bontoc local government.
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