Samar governor urged to stop illegal quarrying
PALO, Leyte: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (MGB-DENR) in Eastern Visayas asked Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan to issue a cease-and-desist order against the alleged illegal quarrying inside the Provincial Engineering Office compound in Barangay Payao, Catbalogan, Samar.MGB-DENR 8 Regional Director Glenn Marcelo Noble in his Aug. 7, 2023 letter to Tan, through Penro-Samar officer Wilfredo Lacambra, asked her to stop the quarrying activities of the RAS Eastern Builders Development Corp.Noble said he asked Tan to issue the order because the cons...