By
Liezle Basa Iñigo
BOLINAO, Pangasinan --
Tension brought about by a human barricade and roadblock that cramped the flow
of tourists to the famous white beaches of Barangay Patar in this town for two
straight days has subsided, police said Tuesday.
“It’s
business as usual here in Patar,” said one of local resort owners who declined
to be identified.
Police said
the roadblock and barricade that started last Wednesday and ended on Friday
were the handiwork of local resort owners, operators, employees and other
stakeholders to prevent an alleged land-grabbing syndicate from taking over a
massive portion of the Patar white beaches.
Almost a
thousand individuals with businesses lined up on the coastal village of Patar
were intent on preventing the serving of a court order for the conduct of a
relocation survey of the beachfront.
The unknown
individuals supposedly staking their claim on 1,500 hectares of the beach were
reportedly accompanied by a representative of the Pangasinan Provincial
Environment and Natural Resources Office or PENRO.
The
identities of these individuals remained a mystery to the locals as of press
time.
Pangasinan
1st District Rep. Jesus “Boying” Celeste urged the residents and resort owners
to go back to their usual business so as not to adversely affect the local
tourism industry.
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