By Edwin Iyo
Correspondent .
Gingoog City — City mayor Erick G. Cañosa said the wharf can only resume its operation if it complies documentary requirement to operate which the management of the barging facility at the coastal area of barangay Puning failed to show.
On July 15, Cañosa issued an executive order to stop the wharf from operating and all its sand and gravel quarrying activities.
Cañosa confirmed that the wharf has been operating without pertinent documents.
“We are mandated by the local government code to protect the general welfare of our people especially on mines minings, and to protects our waters,” he said.
Cañosa added that the Philippines Reclamation Authority told him that the wharf has no permit to reclaime the area.
It was learned the wharf is been used for transport tons of sand and gravel boulders to Cebu
“As far as we know we talked with the Department of Tourism nga wala po’y foreshore lease nga nahitabo,” Cañosa said
A foreshore lease is one of the requirements to established a wharf, he added.
Cañosa said we should suspend the operation of the wharf pending the approval of its papers.
“It is a primary requirement that they should accomplish pertinent documents,” Cañosa said.
Meanwhile, the legislative query on the alleged illegal operation of the wharf and the alleged illegal quarrying activities in the city has been set on July 30 said City Councilor Roy Aniscal, chairman Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Cañosa said there were about 20 quarrying operators in the city.
Based on records from the City Environment and Natural Resources, only three quarry operations in the city have approved permits.
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