Illegal mining persists in hinterland barangays

Church workers from the parishes of Dansolihon and Taglimao have reported that environmentally destructive mining still persists in their respective areas despite a citywide mining ban declared in 2009 by then-Mayor Constantino Jaraula.

During a watershed preservation workshop conferred by Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma, S.J., a Dansolihon church worker stated that a big mining firm, which she refused to name, is still conducting activities in her neighborhood, having bribed the Higaonon locals for their silence. A church worker from Taglimao reported that another mining company does its blasting for copper and gold from boulders every night.

Abp. Ledesma responded by stating that the city government should investigate all concerned mining firms.
Besides the two barangays already named, illegal mining activities also persist unhindered in Mambuaya, Tagpangi, Tuburan and Tumpagon.