A Kabataan Party-list consultant visited the realm within the Masungi Georeserve the place the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) deliberate to construct a brand new headquarters.
According to Chino Gaston’s “24 Oras Weekend” report, Kabataan Representative Raoul Manuel visited the 270 hectares of forest that allegedly belonged to the BuCor.
“Di natin maisip kung paano mags-set up yung BuCor dito dahil nga ‘yung tahi nya ay hindi naman ganun kadali na mag-construct ng structures” mentioned Manuel.
(We cannot determine how the BuCor goes to arrange right here as a result of the it will not be simple to construct buildings within the spot.)
The party-list rep would current his observations within the subsequent House committee listening to on the matter.
The Masungi Georeserve Foundation in the meantime mentioned that constructing the BuCor’s headquarter’s within the reserve would waste a long time of reforestation and conservation efforts.
“We want to ask also for the President to help, so that makapili ng tamang lupain para sa BuCor, at saka hindi naman makompromiso yung konserbasyon na alam kong isang pillar din naman ang adminstrasyong ito,” mentioned Anne Dumaliang, Masungi Georeserve Foundation Trustee.
(We need ask the President for assist to allow them to discover the best place for the BuCor, and never compromise the conservation effort that I do know is likely one of the insurance policies of this administration.)
“Hindi lang ito basta bastang nakatenggang lupain, these are green infrustructures,” she confused.
(This is not simply idle land, these are inexperienced infrastructures.)
Aside from the environmental harm, the muse additionally fears its impact on Masungi tourism.
On Friday, Senator Nancy Binay filed a decision that duties the Senate committee on tourism to analyze BuCor’s plan.
However, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla mentioned final Monday the plan just isn’t but ultimate. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
