By Junex Doronio
MANILA — As if they’re saying “‘Di kami natutulog sa pansitan”, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday (16 March 2024) found its voice and announced that it formed a task force to look into a resort built on the foot of the Chocolate Hills in Bohol.
Aside from the Captain’s Peak which had readily admitted to having gained a business permit even without an environmental compliance certificate (ECC), two other resorts namely the Sagbayan Peak and Bud Agta are operating their resorts on Chocolate Hills in Sagbayan, Bohol but have their respective ECCs.
In a statement, the DILG warned that it would hold local officials found “complicit or negligent concerning any violation” accountable.
“These officials may be suspended or dismissed,” the DILG said.
Several netizens have criticized the establishment of Captain’s Peak resort in Sagbayan, Bohol earlier this week.
Subsequently, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it ordered the establishment closed.
But a Captain’s Peak manager retorted that they were allowed to operate despite lacking an ECC, but stressed that they tried to acquire one.
(el Amigo/MNM)
