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The
complaints on alleged environmental violations lodged against
the construction of the high-end Eskaya Resort will be tackled
by its management within the next two weeks.
This
was agreed during a technical conference presided by Regional
Director Alan C. Aranguez at the DENR regional offices in
Cebu City last Friday.
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The
resort, represented by its legal counsel Benjamin Negapatan
and Ireneo Corales agreed in writing that the resort
management will look into the complainants' call not
to remove stones and seaweeds from the seabed area,
to allow access to the sea and EPZ and the call to remove
blockade/obstruction to the sea, including the fence
blocking the lot of Delfin Bonga.
Director
Aranguez told the conferees that the meeting was convened
in order to act on the complaints which were validated
during the conference. In fact, Aranguez asked the resort
representatives to put into writing their commitments
on the "action to be taken regarding the complaints."
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Corales,
the liason officer of the resort agreed that a meeting be
called within two weeks with the concerned parties.
"A
resolution to the concerns will be done within a month,"
stated the signed commitment which assured that the DENR,
the LGU and the complainants as well be provided with a written
report.
It
was also stressed during the technical conference that "with
or without the barangay road, the resort will allow access
to the sea and the EPZ." This was also assured as a course
of action by Nestor M. Canda, EMB-7 in the province who also
attended the conference. Other attendees were Alden Paco,
EMB-7, Delfin Bonga, spokesman of the complainants and the
Chronicle associate editor.
The
DENR director said that he would expect compliance of the
commitment signed by the resort representatives.
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