top of page

NEWS REPORTS 

POLICE REPORTS 

Tabuk City SP to hear side of Bulanao Hydro on suspension issue

Writer's picture: Christian MalnawaChristian Malnawa

Tabuk City, Kalinga – The Sangguniang Panlungsod on Thursday, August 19, 2021, accommodated the letter of Engr. Daniel C. Peckley Jr. (DPJ), General Manager of Bulanao Hydroelectric Power Plant (BHEPP) asking for the due process regarding the recommendation of the council to temporarily suspend the business permit of BHEPP without hearing his side.


The main issues thrown at the BHEPP involve accusations that the mini-hydro is the main reason behind water supply shortages in areas of Quezon and Mallig Isabela and flooding in Bulanao.


On July 05, 2021, the City Council convened, presided by Ex officio SP Member Martines Vicente as the temporary presiding officer, and recommended the temporary suspension through resolution No. 150 series of 2021. The resolution stating the recommendation to suspend the business permit was submitted to the Mayor’s office on August 12, 2021.

In the letter of DPJ dated August 14, he stated that the SP resolution is a gross violation of his constitutional rights to due process. The resolution, according to DPJ, did not even state the laws the BHEPP violated to warrant the suspension of its operations.


In the same letter, DPJ requested the Council to consider withdrawing the resolution earlier submitted based on the fact that the recommendation was made without following just process.


Meantime, the council discussed the request of DPJ and decided to refer it to Mayor Darwin Estranero. They agreed to invite the representatives of the Farmer Irrigators Associations (IAs), representatives from the National Irrigation Administration-Upper Chico River Irrigation System (NIA-UCRIS), representatives from Kalinga Electric Cooperative (KAELCO), and DPJ to hear both sides.


DPJ and the involved people have been invited to appear at the council’s regular session on August 26, 2021.


OTHER NEWS
Follow Guru Press Cordillera on Facebook for more News and Information


249 views

コメント


bottom of page