MANKAYAN, Benguet — A Benguet regional trial court (RTC) has ordered residents opposing a mining exploration project in this town to stop blocking access roads leading to the drilling sites of Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC), while the company maintained that its exploration activities are lawful and fully permitted.
Presiding Judge Daniel Dazon Mangallay of RTC in Abatan, Buguias, on Friday, issued a 72-hour temporary restraining order (TRO) directing protesters to cease obstructing the company’s exploration operations.
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The court granted the TRO after CMDC filed a complaint for injunction with damages, arguing that the community barricades had caused “grave injustice and irreparable injury” by preventing drilling equipment and personnel from reaching the exploration sites.FEATURED STORIES
The respondents named in the order include Bulalacao Barangay Captain Satur Lostbayan Anton, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Marlo Pablo, Gary Dulag Sr., Aldrin Dominguez, Glenn Inciong, Wilbur Labi, Noel Labi, Irma Pangsil, Efren Camsol, and several unidentified individuals.
