KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya -- - The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the arrest of illegal miners in
several towns in Nueva Vizcaya.
Mario Ancheta, regional director for the
Cagayan Valley of the DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau, issued the order in
response to complaints from barangay officials.
Kasibu
and Dupax del Norte are two towns where MGB personnel found evidence of illegal
mining.
In a letter to concerned
officials, Ancheta said small-scale mining in the two towns is illegal and
against the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.
He said investigation conducted by MGB teams
showed that improvised processing plants have been set up in the sites visited
by investigators.
He added that aside from illegal mining, MGB
personnel found evidence of illegal cutting of trees.
Earlier, Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Carlos Padilla
accused certain provincial officials of tolerating illegal mining in the
province.
He said these officials have even found a way
of making money by charging a transport fee of P250,000 per truck of 25 tons of
mine tailings.
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