The governor of Eastern Samar is urging concerned government agencies to look into the activities of mining companies in the province, citing violations of environmental laws, among others.
In a statement on Monday, Governor Ben Evardone said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Mines and Geoscience Bureau should look into the mining firms, which “have not been religiously observing all environmental and social protection laws.”“Despite repeated demands, the province has yet to receive its share from excise tax amounting to that our province needs for its people,” Evardone said.
According to Fr. James Abella, Caritas director in Borongan, four mining companies are now operating on Homonhon Island. On Monday, hundreds of residents staged a prayer rally against mining activities in the Samar Islands. [Translation: Together we make sacrifices, together we continue our appeal to the national and provincial government agencies, even government officials in towns and barangays, to stop mining operations and to reject the endorsement of applications of mining operations.]
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