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Guidelines on Scraping and/ or Quarrying of Agricultural Lands

Requested from MGB by E. Sarmiento at 01:44 PM on Nov 07, 2022.
Purpose: To guide us on what protection the law provides to land owners of adjacent unquarried lands
Date of Coverage: 11/04/1995 - 11/04/2022
Tracking no: #MGB-984997312253

Sarmiento 01:44 PM, Nov 07, 2022 

The Provincial Government of Pampanga is issuing quarrying permits, which I thought only cover the Pasig Potrero River. But lately, I came to realize that quarrying (not scrapping) is done at agricultural lands, which already allowed the planting of sugar cane and other crops, years after the area was covered by lahar. For us who did not allow the quarrying of our farmlands, what law would protect our lands from degradation or erosion as "SCRAPING" done to adjacent lands was as much as 9 meters deep?

Officer 02:49 PM, Nov 08, 2022 

November 8, 2022

Dear Emil,

Thank you for your request dated Nov 07, 2022 01:44:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Guidelines on Scraping and/ or Quarrying of Agricultural Lands.

We received your request on Nov 07, 2022 01:44:30 PM and will respond on or before Nov 28, 2022 01:44:30 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEE1HQi05ODQ5OTczMTIyNTMM, for request with ticket number #MGB-984997312253.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer

3 04:33 PM, Nov 11, 2022 

November 11, 2022

Dear Emil Sarmiento,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 07, 2022 01:44:30 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Guidelines on Scraping and/ or Quarrying of Agricultural Lands.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [ Letter of response to your query] of the information you requested.

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Regional Office 3
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 Inquiry regarding Scraping of Agrilands.pdf

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