FACTS

Biak-na-Bato National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located almost entirely
within Barangay Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel, Bulacan from where it derives its name. The park
also extends to the nearby municipalities of San Ildefonso and Doa Remedios Trinidad covering
a total area of 2,117 hectares.[1] It was declared a national park in 1937 by President Manuel Luis
Quezon by virtue of its association with the history and site of the Biak-na-Bato Republic. The
park consists of a cave network and a system of rivers and trails of both historical and ecological
importance. . It is also a bird sanctuary, with some 30 bird species so far identified as endemic to
the area. Bahay Paniki, the biggest cave in the park. That cave was once home to millions of bats
before people learned to eat them and before quarry operators scared them out of their home, an
environmentally critical spot.

Dr. .Lourdes S. Pascual, Dr. Pedro De la Concha, Alejandro De La Concha, and Rufo De
Guzman, after having been granted permission to prospect for marble deposits in the mountains
of Biak-na-Bato, San Miguel, Bulacan, succeeded in discovering marble deposits of high quality
and in commercial quantities in Mount Mabio which forms part of the Biak-na-Bato mountain
range, because of such so much environmental damage had already been done there, illegal
mining activities in areas segregated from the park or in its buffer zones had damaged forests,
causing the swelling of the Madlum River and flash floods in villages in San Miguel.
It also said the Constitution promotes the conservation and promotion of the countrys historical
and cultural heritage.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the permit of
Rosemoor Mining and Development Corp. in Biak-na-Bato, Bulacan, until the firm installs
required environmental and health measures and settles unpaid fees and taxes due the national
and local governments.
The DENR also cancelled all mining and quarrying permits in Biak-na-Bato, covering the
national park, mineral reservation area, forest reserve area, and watershed forest reserve area.

The DENRs order was issued in response to the complaint filed in February by the Bulacan
provincial government, through governor Josefina dela Cruz, asking the DENR to cancel
Rosemoors mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA).
In that complaint, dela Cruz made a blanket argument that mining and quarrying operations in
Biak-na-Bato have led to the desecration of the National Park and destruction of the
environment. The provincial government also specifically accused Rosemoor of violating
provisions in its mining permit. The DENR, in its order, upheld the validity of Rosemoors
MPSA but suspended it until the firm fulfills specific requirements.

(wala ako evidence, yung mga sabi sabi lang, no choice na idol)
However, Earlier, Dumagats tribesmen had complained to the governor that recent rumblings in
the said mountains, allegedly due to explosives, have caused them anxiety. The tribesmen
claimed that the mountains gods and dieties are getting angry because their ancestral domain are
being destroyed by dynamite blasts and disturbed by the roars of heavy equipment. Bro. Martin
Francisco of SSMES said that portions of the mountains in Mt. Manalmon and Mt. Nabio were
already destroyed due to illegal marble extraction. The Provincial Engr. Glen Reyes, who was
tasked by Alvarado to lead the team, said that new routes leading to the site where the 257 blocks
of tea rose marbles were stockpiled were also discovered. This could mean that some people are
either trying to haul the blocks of tea rose marbles or are still trying to illegally extract them from
the mountains of Biak na Bato, he said.

Laws violated
Mining act Section 5
Ra 9147 wildlife resources
Proclamation 2146

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