THE Municipal Tribal Council of Tubay, Agusan del Norte
through their counsel Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles filed a complaint with the DENR
against SR Metals, Inc., a large- scale mining firm owned by Caloocan Vice
Mayor Edgar Erice, for violation of the Mining Act of 1995 and other
environmental laws.
In a complaint addressed to DENR Secretary Ramon Paje, the tribal council sought the immediate issuance of an order suspending mining and quarrying operations in the firm’s mining site in La Fraternidad village, Tubay, Agusan del Norte because of the “imminent danger it poses and continues to pose to residents.”
(source: no2mininginpalawan.com)
In a complaint addressed to DENR Secretary Ramon Paje, the tribal council sought the immediate issuance of an order suspending mining and quarrying operations in the firm’s mining site in La Fraternidad village, Tubay, Agusan del Norte because of the “imminent danger it poses and continues to pose to residents.”
They complained of the health hazards to residents and for
the firm’s closure of the Tubay National Secondary Coastal Road for the firm’s
own use. The council complained that SR Metals Inc. illegally appropriated the
public road and has not allowed anyone to use it to the extent of setting up
check-points and denying access to anyone, including local executives from
Tubay town.
