Two protesters were injured as antimining residents continued to barricade the port of a mining firm in the town of San Fernando on Sibuyan Island, Romblon province. | . mvirolaINQ /PDI
Before the commotion, some of the residents and policemen figured in a verbal confrontation, with the protesters complaining that they were being “harassed” by the cops. Uniformed personnel from the provincial police office also had a confrontation with the protesters on Thursday but no one was hurt in that incident.Police authorities in the province could not be reached for comment on Friday. But on Thursday, Police Capt.
Elizabeth Ibañez, coordinator of environmental group Sibuyanons Against Mining, said they have asked the local government of San Fernando, one of the three towns on the island where the company is based and has built its port, and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to suspend APMC’s mining activities.
On Sunday, the San Fernando municipal government said APMC had permits and documents that were issued by the national government.According to the San Fernando public information office, Mayor Nanette Tansingco and Vice Mayor Domingo Marin validated the mining firm’s papers after a recent meeting with officials of the regional DENR in Mimaropa .
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