Hedcor president Rene Ronquillo shared the company’s plans to continue with its permit applications after moves by the Davao City Water District (DCWD) to block its use of the Tamugan for a hydro electric project were denied.
Aside from their approved permit by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), Hedcor already had already acquired their free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of the tribal groups in the project site agreement and their Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
One major roadblock that they will face however is the Watershed Code of Davao City which prevents any development in a watershed area such as the Tamugan river. The only way around this is to lobby the Davao City Council to amend the Watershed Code of the City.
DCWD however has maintained that they will still take other means of legal action to block Hedcor’s use of the Tamugan river for their hydro electric project.
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Category: Hydro, Aboitiz
