Sinuspinde ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang quarrying at crushing plant permit ng 11 kompanya sa lalawigan ng Rizal.
Sa isang pagdinig sa Senado, inisa-isa ni DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu ang pangalan ng mga kompanyang pinatawan ng suspensyon sa kanilang Mineral Production Sharing Agreements (MPSA).
Kabilang sa mga ito ay ang Asencio-Pinzon Aggregates Corp. (APAC); San Rafael Development Corp. (SRDC); Montalban Millex Aggregates Corp. (MMAC); Hardrock Aggregates, Inc. (HAI); at Rapid City Realty and Development Corporation (RCRDC).
Maliban dito, batay sa Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), suspendido rin ang Mineral Processing Permits (MPP) ng mga sunusunod na kompanya:
Oxford Mines, Inc.
Viba Aggregates & Marketing
Dream Rock Resources Phils., Inc.
Superior Aggregates, Inc.
ATN Holdings, Inc. (AHI)
Ayon sa MGB, ang suspensyon ay alinsunod sa inilabas na memorandum noong Disyembre 2 kung saan ipinag-utos nito ang temporary suspension ng lahat ng quarrying at crushing plant operations sa Rizal na sakop ng Marikina River Basin.
“In compliance with the Memorandum dated December 2, 2020, wherein the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Director ordered/delegated to the Regional Director the issuance of the temporary suspension of all quarry and crushing plant operations in Rizal Province within the coverage of Marikina River Basin which river system drains toward the Marikina River, the quarrying and crushing plant operations under the following Mineral Contracts/Permits are ordered temporarily suspended,” saad ng ahensya sa kanilang website.
“The listed permits shall remain suspended until a joint assessment with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Composite Team has been completed and the cause of flooding in San Mateo and Rodriguez, Rizal and in Marikina City during Typhoon Ulysses on November 12, 2020 has been identified,” dagdag nito.
