Dinala ng Alyansa Narra ang mahigit 5,000 lagda na kanilang nalikom sa Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), ngunit hindi sila agad pinapasok sa loob ng tanggapan na ikinasama ng kanilang loob.
Ang mga lagda ay sinasabi nilang para sa petisyon na humihiling ng transparency at accountability mula sa lokal at national government kaugnay ng pagmimina sa bayan ng Narra.
Sa isinagawang People’s Mobilization Caravan noong Huwebes, June 4, ipinahayag ng grupo ang kanilang hinaing sa gobyerno hinggil sa umano’y kawalan ng aksyon sa nagpapatuloy na mining exploration activities, coal expansion, mga isyu sa Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), at Certificate Precondition, gayundin sa SEP clearance at ECAN compliance concerns sa Narra.
“Almost 5,000 signatures at ito po ay tuloy-tuloy pa rin, hindi kami titigil magpa-signature,” sabi ni Romil Manglicmot, presidente ng Alyansa Narra, sa isinagawa nilang press conference sa Kapitolyo kahapon.
Bitbit ang kanilang petition letters kasama ang mga nalikom na lagda, nagtungo sila sa coal plant sa Barangay Bato-Bato, Narra, at sa Sangguniang Bayan ng Narra upang ihain ang kanilang mga kahilingan.
Nagtungo rin ang grupo sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at sa Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), kung saan sinabi nilang hindi sila agad pinapasok.
“Isang masang damdamin po ang aming natanggap dahil pinagsarhan kami ng gate… hindi kami natutuwa… masama ang loob namin na hindi kami harapin kahit naka-formal letter naman po kami, na-receive naman po,” ayon pa kay Manglicmot.
Makalipas umano ang ilang minuto, may lumabas ding opisyal upang tanggapin ang kanilang petition letter.
Tinatayang nasa isang daang indibidwal mula sa iba’t ibang sektor ang lumahok sa caravan.
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5,000 signatures collected for Alyansa Narra anti-mining petition; group not immediately allowed into PCSD
More than 5,000 signatures collected by Alyansa Narra were brought to the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), but members of the group said they were not immediately allowed to enter the office, leaving them disappointed.
The signatures form part of a petition calling for transparency and accountability from the local and national governments regarding mining activities in the municipality of Narra.
During a People’s Mobilization Caravan held on Thursday, June 4, the group aired its concerns over what it described as the government’s lack of action on ongoing mining exploration activities, coal expansion, issues involving Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and Certificates of Precondition, as well as concerns related to SEP clearance and ECAN compliance in Narra.
“Almost 5,000 signatures at ito po ay tuloy-tuloy pa rin, hindi kami titigil magpa-signature,” said Romil Manglicmot, president of Alyansa Narra, during a press conference held at the Capitol on Thursday.
Carrying their petition letters and the collected signatures, members of the group proceeded to the coal plant in Barangay Bato-Bato, Narra, and to the Sangguniang Bayan of Narra to formally present their concerns.
The group also went to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff (PCSDS), where they claimed they were not immediately allowed to enter.
“Isang masang damdamin po ang aming natanggap dahil pinagsarhan kami ng gate… hindi kami natutuwa… masama ang loob namin na hindi kami harapin kahit naka-formal letter naman po kami, na-receive naman po,” Manglicmot said.
According to the group, an official eventually came out several minutes later to receive their petition letter.
An estimated 100 individuals from various sectors participated in the caravan.
