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Surigao Bishop, LGU Officials in Serious Conflict Anew Over Mining Issues in Surigao del Sur

August 23, 2008

By Ben on Aug 23, 2008 | Mindanao.com

TANDAG CITY - Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Vice President Most Rev. Bishop Nereo B. Odchimar, D.D. who is Archbishop of the Diocese of Tandag and local officials of Surigao del Sur are in conflict anew after seventeen Barangay Captains of Cantilan town passed a resolution denouncing Bishop Odchemar’s conduct unbecoming by allegedly telling lies in his complaint to highest government offices which lead to the stoppage of all barangay road rehabilitation works in their areas.

In the three pages strong worded resolution signed by seventeen Barangay Captains and the ABC Federation president claimed the complaint of Bishop Odchimar which also reached to the attention of President Arroyo had caused a total stop to all on-going road repairs shouldered by businessman Mario Vijungco, President of Marc Ventures Mining and Development Corporation (MMDC) and Carac-an Development Corporation (CDC).

The barangay officials claimed the much needed repair of their barangay roads have been their dreams and only fulfilled by businessman Vijungco at no single centavo expense from the government.

They claimed that aside from road rehab works, Viljungco provided college scholarship grants to 77 scholars, cash assistance of P90,000.00 each barangay and cash assistance for all Day Care teachers in the seventeen barangays, repair of Malinawa Bridge by which government is not providing and if it is providing it will take too long and many other benefits. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE>>>> 


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Its already a done deal. The ECC of Marcventures will come out soon. The problem is government institutions who are supposed to protect people’s interest and environment are not only weaklings but perceived to be corrupt.

I salute this Ben Serrano, writer for Mindanao.Com he really worked for the poor and writes to protect the environment. He deserves an award.

NGOs must support people like Ben Serrano. There are some NGO personnel who does nothing. This Ben Serrano should been employed, given better salary by an NGO for an environment.

Really the guy deserves respect and he is the only journalist in Caraga Region we in our family respect.

Bonsai

Posted by Bonsai Tree at September 8, 2008, 8:53 pm

Walang mangyayari dyan sa anti-mining sa Cantilan sapaa ang nasa likod ng Marcventures ay sila ni Governor PImentel at kapataid nitong si Johnny kasama na sila ni ang brothers Pichay. Si Butz and talunan at si Philip ang pandak.

Kung totoo ang laban ni Bishop Odchimar bakit ayaw na humarap sa media? At magpatulong dito? Baka magpabili ka rin Bishop?

Sa ngayon ay parang luting makaw na ang Marcventures at talagang sisirain ang Carac-an River dyan sa barangay Cabangahan.

Papano naman kasi for sale ang mga Barangay Captain dyan sa Cantilan kaya walang maasahang suporta ang grupong Baywatch sa mga mamayan.

Hayaan nyo na lang mag-operate ang nickel mining at maglagay ng Nickel Processing Plant dyan!Hanggat malason kayong lahat!

Joel Tagalog

Posted by Joel Tagalog at September 9, 2008, 8:24 pm

Naku wrong info ka JOel tagalog actually ang nasa likod ng anti-mining sa Cantialn ay mga Pimentel, Hotchkiss kasi interesado ang mga to mag mina sa mining area ni Mr. Mario Vijungco.

Tingnan mo bakit ayaw atakihin ng mga Hotchkiss lalo na ang Baywatch ang mga Pimnetl na jkung tutu-osin mas grabe destruction ginawa ng CTP mining sa Carasscal, Surigao del Sur?

Bakit tamimi ang mga taga Cantilan kung si Governor PImentel and pinag-usapan?

You guess is good as mine!

Red Mountain

Posted by Red Mountain at September 10, 2008, 9:00 pm

Red Mountain nasa likod mo ako. since i got home last august, tsaka ko pa lang talaga na confirm yang mining issues sa amin. I was able to talk to one of my lumon na konsehal in cantilan and i was able to learn the reality behind this issue. mga involved dyan? sila sila lang.
FYI, i think ang asawa ni governor pimentel is pinsan nina pichay o mga hotchkiss, basta to sum it up, sila sila lang yan ang involved.

Yang tatlong apelyido na yan, sila sila lang ang involved dyan. For sale talaga ang mga Capitan sa atin, isang sampal lang ng 90,000 daw, wala na. sunod sunoran na kay gob.

Posted by Bagman at September 11, 2008, 4:02 pm

goh bshop odchimar,,, kaw ang pag asa nang surigao del sur,,,,,,,,,,,, d2 lang kami kasama sa laban na ito…. at ung mga gusto mag mina sana ung katawan nalang minahin ninyo……. maawa kau sa kalikasan,,,mahiya naman kayo….

Posted by jun plaza at October 7, 2008, 3:51 pm

hey!joel tagalog,red mountain,bagman,and jun plaza-lahat kau mali…bago kau magsabi ng ganyan dapat mag-aral muna kau…puro kau salita,hindi ninyo tiningnan ang totoong pangyayari…katulad ng kau ng mga taong nasa likod ng anti-mining,katulad ng mga hotchkiss at iba pa…

Posted by bugoy waldas at November 10, 2008, 12:48 pm

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