SAN FELIPE, Zambales: Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the immediate suspension of quarrying and desilting activities along the Sukit River in San Felipe town to avert egradation of the river system and downstream areas.
Cimatu, with a team from the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), inspected the quarrying operations here last week and was reportedly unhappy seeing a quarry operator, Eco Link, actually operating on the seashore which is a violation of the required 200 meters setback from the shoreline.
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