By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated August 23, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Semirara
Mining and Power Corp. stood firm it was compliant in its obligations under
environment compliance and has highlighted several issues in the alleged
violations of its Molave project raised by the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR).
This was the company’s response
after the DENR required it to explain why its environment compliance
certificate (ECC) should not be cancelled.
Based on the Revised Procedural
Manual for DENR Administrative Order 30, Semirara said the Notice of Adverse
Findings should have been given within 72 hours after the Inter-Agency Fact
Finding/Field visit held last May 23 to 27, 2016.
“In this case, notice was received
by the company only on Aug. 15, 2016 or more than 60 days after the May 2016
fact finding/field visit,” it said.
The company also said the Notice of
Adverse Findings also “did not state or provide specific details on how and
where the violation was committed” and was also not brought up during the
Inter-Agency Debriefing Session held on June 29.
In its previous disclosure, Semirara
said results of the fact finding/field visit showed the company allegedly
failed to comply with one of the conditions provided in its ECC for its Molave
Coal Mine Expansion Project.
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