EMB slaps P24M fine vs Benguet Corp

THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Cordillera has recommended that Benguet Corporation (BC) in Itogon, Benguet must pay a fine of P24 million for polluting the rivers of Liang, Ambalanga and Agno.

The EMB-Cordillera said that on October 27 and 28, it was reported that pressure from the accumulated water at the open pit caused outbursts that released at least 50,000 metric tons of silt into the Liang River that converges at the river of Ambalanga before flowing into the Agno river.