This petition calls for the immediate closure of all quarrying operations in Montalban and San Mateo, Rizal due to numerous violations of environmental laws and the severe environmental damage caused by siltation. It details how the quarries operate within protected forest zones and national parks, lacked proper permits and consultations, and have devastated the landscape and caused massive flooding that has destroyed homes and properties worth billions of pesos. Signatories include Catholic priests, NGOs, and local residents who are asking Gov. Rebecca Ynares and local officials to finally end the destructive quarrying that began over 30 years ago.
This petition calls for the immediate closure of all quarrying operations in Montalban and San Mateo, Rizal due to numerous violations of environmental laws and the severe environmental damage caused by siltation. It details how the quarries operate within protected forest zones and national parks, lacked proper permits and consultations, and have devastated the landscape and caused massive flooding that has destroyed homes and properties worth billions of pesos. Signatories include Catholic priests, NGOs, and local residents who are asking Gov. Rebecca Ynares and local officials to finally end the destructive quarrying that began over 30 years ago.
This petition calls for the immediate closure of all quarrying operations in Montalban and San Mateo, Rizal due to numerous violations of environmental laws and the severe environmental damage caused by siltation. It details how the quarries operate within protected forest zones and national parks, lacked proper permits and consultations, and have devastated the landscape and caused massive flooding that has destroyed homes and properties worth billions of pesos. Signatories include Catholic priests, NGOs, and local residents who are asking Gov. Rebecca Ynares and local officials to finally end the destructive quarrying that began over 30 years ago.
This petition calls for the immediate closure of all quarrying operations in Montalban and San Mateo, Rizal due to numerous violations of environmental laws and the severe environmental damage caused by siltation. It details how the quarries operate within protected forest zones and national parks, lacked proper permits and consultations, and have devastated the landscape and caused massive flooding that has destroyed homes and properties worth billions of pesos. Signatories include Catholic priests, NGOs, and local residents who are asking Gov. Rebecca Ynares and local officials to finally end the destructive quarrying that began over 30 years ago.
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GOV. REBECCA A.
YNARES Gobernador ng Rizal MAYOR CECILIO C. HERNANDEZ (Montalban) VICE MAYOR DENNIS L. HERNANDEZ (Montalban) BRGY. CAPT. EDGARDO SISON (San Rafael, Montalban)
PETITION/REKLAMO
PETITION PARA SA PAGPAPAHINTO NG QUARRYING
OPERATIONS NG:
1. MAJESTIC EARTH CORE VENTURES, INC.
2. MONTALBAN MILLEX AGGREGATES, INC. 3. PACIFIC AGGREGATES, INC. (No Permit) 4. AT LAHAT NG QUARRYING OPERATION SA MONTALBAN AT SAN MATEO
Kami pong mga Kaparian ng Diyosesis ng Antipolo ng
Lalawigan ng Rizal at mga residente ng mga Bayan ng Rizal lalong lalo na ang bayan ng Rodriguez, Rizal ay marubdob o madiin naming hinihiling na ihinto/itigil o invalid ang lahat ng mga permiso quarrying operations na nabanggit ng mga quarrying operations sa itaas, dahil sa mga sumusunod na kadahilanan:
Ang lahat ng mga quarry operations na ito ay PAWANG
LUMALABAG sa mga batas ng Kalikasan tulad ng mga sumusunod:
1. Ang tatlo (3) na quarry operations ay nasa loob po ng
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 1630 and 1637, OTHERWISE KNOWN as NATIONAL PARK AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY and Game Preserved. ITO PO ay isang PROTECTED AREA na ipinagbabawal po ang magmina tulad quarrying o magtayo ng crushing plant. (See Annex "A", Xerox copy of P.P 1636-1637)
2. At itong proclamation na ito 1636-1637 ay lalong
pinagtibay ng LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 833 ni President Ferdinand E. Marcos, please see ANNEX “B”-attached copy report of MGB 2 Director Nestor Punsal) at ANNEX "C" L01- 833. 3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 ARTICLE I-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.
SECTION 28- DUTY OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES IN THE MAINTENANCE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE - It shall be the duty of every national agency or government-owned or control corporation authorizing or involved in the planning and implementation of any project or program that may pollution, climatic change, depletion of non-renewable resources last of crop land, range land on forest cover and extinction of animal or plant species, to consult with the local government units NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION and other sectors concerned and explain the goals and objectives of the project or programs, its impact upon the people and the community in terms of environment or ecological balance and the measures that will be undertaken to prevent or minimize the adverse effects thereof.
SECTION 27-PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIRED - No
project or program shall be implemented by government authorities unless the consultations mentioned in Section 2(c) and 26 hereof are complied with, and prior approval of the Sangguniang concerned is obtained: Provided, that occupants in areas where such projects are to be implemented shall not be evicted unless appropriate relocation sites have been provided in accordance with the provisions of the constitution
Wala pong public hearing na nangyari sa lahat ng
quarrying operations sa Montalban at San Mateo mula 1987 hanggang ngayon 2018. Ang Montalban Aggregate Producer Association (MAPA) ay mayroon pong bayarang NGO, na dalawang tao isa taga Wawa, Montalban, Rizal at isa na taga Antipolo City.
Hindi po sila nakatira sa pamayanan na pinag-
koquarihan. Bastat pumipirma sila ng report ng Public Hearing na gawa ng quarry operation at representative ng DENR.
4. KAPASIYANG BLG. 13.162
PAPASIYAHANG NA "HINDI" PAG-EENDORSO SA PAG-
SASAGAWA NG EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AT PAG-GAMIT NG DEPOSITONG MINERAL SA MASASAKOP NA LUGAR NG MINERAL PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT (MPSA) No. 237-20071V-A NG MONTALBAN MILLERS AGGREGATES CORP. (MMAC) sa Barangay San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal.
5. KAPASIYAHAN BLG. 14-29
Kapasiyaha nagtatakda ng gradual phase out sa loob ng
Limang Tao (5) sa pag-sasagawa ng Exploration Development at paggamit ng Depositong Mineral sa nasasakop na lugar ng Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) No. 239-2007-IV-A ng Montalban Millex Aggregates Corp. (MMAC) sa Brgy. San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal at pag-aatas sa MMAC na magsumite ng kanilang Gradual Phase out sa Pamahalaan Bayan.
6. Nag-pahayag ang Director ng Mines and Geo-Science
Bureau na ang lugar ng San Rafael ay nasa "LANDSLIDE PRONE AREA".
7. Ayon sa Rodriguez Planning and Development Office
(MPPO) nasa Municipal Zoning Ordinance No. 01-82 na may petsa June 18, 2001, ang tatlo na quarrying operation ng MILLEX, MAJESTIC EARTH CORE VENTURES, INC. at PACIFIC AGGREGATES INC. ay nasa loob ng “PROTECTED FOREST ZONE". ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON DAMAGES OR INFLICTED ON HE COMMUNITIES (Social and Economic Impact) NG QUARRYING OPERATIONS.
1. Lumubog sa tubig baha ang mga daan-daang bahay
hanggang bubungan (yong mga first floor) at yong may second floor ay lagpas ng second floor ang 49 na villages, at subdivisions noong typhoon Ondoy.
Yong Dela Costa Subdivisions; Gold River Subdivision,
Kurayaw at Tumana ay lumubog sa putik hanggang tatlong talampakan.
2. Libo-libo mga damit, appliances, washing machine pati na
mga kotse ay lumubog sa putik. Million-milion peso po ang nawala in terms loss to properties.
3. Lahat ng may bakod na pader nabuwal na lahat.
4. Sa Sitio Marang - na washed out ang may 350 bahay.
5. Dahil sa sobra siltation ang kailangan kaya sa kabahayan
dumaan ang tubig baha.
6. Kung madadagdagan pa ng quarrying operations ng
MAJESTIC EARTH CORE VENTURES, INC. nakakasiguro at nakatitiyalk kami na ang lulubog sa putik ay Brgy. San Rafael, Manggahan at portion ng Balite at San Jose.
7. Ang pinaka-malaking Environmental Impact ng Damages ng
lahat ng Quarry sa Montalban at San Mateo at ibang parte ng Rizal Province, ay ang heavy SILTATION ng Laguna de Bay na galing sa mga quarrying operations.
Ang sabi ng DENR ang nakukuha ay mga bato-graba sa
mga bundok ng Montalban Mountain Quarrying ay nasa 35% lamang, samantala ang soil burden (siltation) ay umaabot sa 65%.
Noong 1970 ang lalim ng Laguna de Bay ay nasa 45
meters. Noong 1998 ay nasa 24 meters na lamang at noong bagyong Ondoy lalong bumaba ang lalim ng Laguna de Bay. Ang pagbabaw ng Laguna de Bay ang sanhi o dahilan ng pagbaha sa mga bayan ng Rizal na nasa paligid ng Probinsya ng Rizal, Probinsiya ng Laguna at ilang bayan ng Mero Manila tulad ng Taguig City, Pateros, Pasig, Muntinlupa, San Pedro at Calamba City.
Ang baha dito ay umaabot hangga 6-8 buwan bago
humupa.
Mga 10-20 taon pa paghindi itinigil ang quarrying dito
sa Probinsya ng Rizal lalong-lalo na sa bayan ng Rodriguez at San Mateo ay papantay na ang siltation sa kalsada ng mga bayan ng Rizal at Laguna Province.
Ang bayan ng Montalban at San Mateo ay sobrang
devastated na, wala ng pag-asa pang maibalik ang dating magandang kalikasan. Hindi na maibabalik ang mga nagibang bundok. Hindi na mapipigilan ang baha tulad ng Ondoy. At marami pang Ondoy na darating na posibleng lumubog sa putik ang buong Montalban.
Laguna at Metro Manila ay umabot sa P282 Billion at
dumagdag sa mga mahihirap ay mga 500,000 at ang casualty ay nasa 500 person informal settlers.
Dahil sa mga pangyayari na nabanggit sa itaas, kami
pong mga kaparian ng Diocese of Antipolo kasama ang mga NGOs at mamayan, ng Montalban, San Mateo at Marikina ay inuulit-ulit naming hinihiling na ipasara na ang lahat, bago at dating quarrying operation sa Montalban at San Mateo, sa lalong madaling panahon.
Marami na ang lumaban sa illegal na quarrying na ito
ngunit binaliwala ninyo noong pang 1990.
Kaya panahon na para wakasan ang pagkasira ng
kalikasan sa Rizal, Laguna at Metro Manila.
Kayo pong Governador ng Rizal, REBECCA A. YNARES,
Mayor Hernandez, Vice Mayor Dennis Hernandez at Brgy. Capt. Edgardo Sison, ang nagsimula ng quarrying dito sa Rizal nong 1988 - may tatlong dekada na, kayo na rin ang magwakas nito.
Kung kami ay inyong babalewalain tulad na ginawa
ninyo at ng NGO ng Montalban at San Mateo, idudulog namin ang problemang ito sa Senado, Malacañang at Ombudsman.
Marami na kaming threat sa aming buhay pero hindi
kami titigil hanggat hindi naming matagumpayan ang problemang ito.
Yung ginagawa naming mga kapakanan at mamamayan
ng Montalban at buong Rizal, Laguna at Metro Manila ay galing sa mensahe ng ating Panginoong Hesukristo sa pamamagitan ng ating minamahal na Santo Papa na si Pope Francis, na noong siya mahalal na Santo Papa, sa balconahe ng Vatican ay sinabi niya ito, at susog sa LAUDATO SI: