Bontoc execs defy writ of Kalikasan; keep dumpsite open

Mt. Province: Local officials of Bontoc town have allegedly ignored an order issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) to shut down and rehabilitate its illegal dumpsite which has been polluting the Chico River.

A team from the Kalinga Anti-pollution Action Group (KAPAG), which lodged the complaint against Bontoc officials last year, claimed that the local government of the province’s capital town has not been following the CA’s order to close and rehabilitate its dump site six months after the Court’s issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan order on February 22.