by TERENCE T. TORIANO
The Department of Agrarian Reform-Aklan’s Boss, Atty. Daniel Martelino, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II, and Provincial Agrarian Reform Coor-dinating Committee (PARCCOM) Chairman, Rene Enriquez, in a separate interview with LGU-Kalibo’s own, CBIS DYYM Ka-Tribu Radyo, said “TransCo/NGCP facility in Brgy. Solido in Nabas is illegal as it violated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s Administrative Order No. 226-A where the processing and approval of all land conversion applications of all rice lands is suspended for a period of two years. Administrative Order No. 226-A was signed in July 2008.
Enriquez pointed out that during PARCCOM’s assessment in the area, they suggested some locations that will not affect irrigated and irrigable lands but, adding insult to injury, TransCo/NGCP instead started clearing over irrigable lands without acquiring land conversion clearance from DAR-Aklan as attested by Martelino.
Atty. Martelino informed that since DAR-Aklan currently has no Legal Officer, it submitted his assessment and recommendation for legal action to DAR Regional Office.
Enriquez said that PARCCOM has approved their own resolution and position letter which they will submit to the President and PARC. He suggested that the farmers and people of Brgy. Solido organize as a group and oppose the project.
Heavy equipment were allegedly operated by Nabas SB member Fe Lazoleta at the Transco site in Brgy. Solido, Nabas, Aklan. Clearing and alleged excavation started on April 1, 2009 even before the said area is reclassified from an agricultural to industrial land on April 6 without any publication in the newspaper. /MP
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