Published March 17, 2021, 5:11 PM
A barangay chairman and four other persons have been arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) BI for alleged illegal quarrying activities in Balanac River in Laguna.
NBI Officer-In-Charge Director Eric B. Distor on Wednesday, March 17. identified those arrested last March 11 as Barangay Balanac Chairman Dennis Olipano, Michael Abad, Randy delos Reyes, Danilo Noriel and Abner Davac.
Distor said they were arrested by the agents of the NBI’s Environmental Crime Division (NBI-EnCD).
“Subjects were arrested for disposing and extracting boulders and minerals from Balanac River, Laguna without necessary permits from DENR-MGB (Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Mines and Geosciences Bureau) or the PMRB-Laguna (Provincial Mining Regulatory Board),” the NBI said in a statement.