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BY RANIE AZUE
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental vice governor Eugenio Lacson said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) have yet to act on the land conversion proposed ordinance that the local government of Hinoba-an submitted.
Lacson, who met with the leaders of the Green Alert Negros (GAN) and the Save Hinoba-an Movement, stressed that the SP has yet to finish studying the proposal.
“I assured them that for now, a status quo is in place. No actions shall be taken while the SP has yet to decide on the matter,” said Lacson.
Last month, members of the Save Hinoba-an Movement staged a protest against the planned conversion of agricultural lands in Barangay Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an into industrial lands.
The planned conversion will cover about 280 hectares of land property in the village, 115 hectares of which already a part of the comprehensive agrarian reform program.
The movement said some of the farmers living in the village were already awarded with certificates of land ownership.
Hinoba-an local government’s proposal aims to convert the area into an industrial zone where a multibillion ship recycling plant will be built.
Negros Occidental governor supports the proposed conversion.
Lacson invited the GAN and the Save Hinoba-an Movement to hear why they oppose the conversion.
But “we also want to hear other groups that support the land conversion proposal,” added Lacson.
Jimwell Canniendo, member of the Save Hinoba-an Movement, said thousands of residents in the village – particularly farmers and fisherfolk – will be affected when the land concersion pushes through.
Canniendo added that the project will destroy the marine habitat near the area./PN
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