BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: A group of indigenous people belonging to the Bugkalot tribe has expressed disgust over the drying up of their river sanctuary casued by what they call the “irresponsible” operation of an American water and energy firm.

The Bugkalot tribe accuses the California Energy (CalEnergy) Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) of siphoning 100 percent of the water from Casecnan River.

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