Rape in San Vicente Palawan

A group of media people from the national dailies in the Philippines recently visited the town of San Vicente, Palawan to witness how a mountain is being "raped" by the town's own mayor to satisfy the whims of a foreign investor. Although, the mayor, Antonio Gonzalez, and four others Coron vice mayor Joseph Armstrong Palanca, Busuanga mayor Samuel de Jesus, former Sofronio Española mayor Iber Chou and foreign investor Michael Gleissner were already ordered by the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board (PMRB) to cease and desist from their illegal activities they are still continuously raping the mountain. Gleissner is reportedly building a highend resort. He bought the fishpond of mayor Gonzalez and then illegally excavated a nearby mountain to fill up the hollow portions of the ponds to level them. Recent inspection of the area showed some heavy equipment still operating, hauling and transferring excavated quarry materials which were being dumped in the fishpond in an apparent disregard of the cease and desist order.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• palawan
• san vicente
• rape
• scandal
• nature
• trees
• mountain
• big foot
• Michael Gleissner
• Antonio Gonzalez
• Joseph Armstrong Palanca
• Samuel de Jesus
• Iber Chou

[Jeffrysorenson]

Great job on the video... this is horrible for the environment!... keep exposing these bastards!!!

[princesa9959]

Can anyone tell me, since this video was posted, was has happened since in Palawan? DId the illegal quarrying continue?

[lonelynytz]

hahaha ok yung title nyo ah? rape sa san vicente... yun pala rape sa kalikasan... siguro gawin marina yatch kung nanalo sa governornatorial race eh natalo di na matutuloy yan sinira lang ang kalikasan, sayang ang mga leader natin sarili lang nila iniisip nila hindi kapakanan ng taong bayan napakaganda ng san vicente at ng palawan as a whole pero hindi nagagamit sa tama at naaabuso lang. BANTAYKALIKASAN evidence yan video file nyo na ng case para matauhan MABUHAY PO KAYO BANTAYKALIKASAN

[mijch22]

Kung taga palawan ka wag san vicente ang tngnan mo CORON na napakaganda ang dapat pinupuna. Ang lupa na dapat sa taong bayan ay inangkin ng basta2 lang.Gmawa gawa ng pangalan para di mkita ang Kabalbalan..kaya natatakot mapalitan dahil ayaw mkita ang kurakot sa bayan.

[alt1789]

just google "power and plunder palawan"

to find some data on "the good old days"..

"Granted by Ferdinand Marcos, Alvarez's logging concessions cover 61 percent of the island's productive forest. Alvarez's annual Palawan revenues of S24 million, are 24 times the island's provincial budget."

Not enough ?

[Shaduwprins1]

corruption that is the case here and dont forget poverty.

Palawan i miss u. Mga friends ko at mga family ko.

[CJoules]

the last frontier? tang ina nyo! this will only benefit the rich and the annoying luxury 5star hotel tourist types. palawan is not boracay, bali, nor thailand. walang kagandahan ito sa future ng buong palawan.

[purehuman]

this is not good for Palawan

[jojo43928]

gising na gising kaming mga taga San Vicente baka ikaw mahimbing na natutulog pa...gising .....baka ikaw ang naninira ng ating kalikasan. ilang puno na ang naitanim mo?. kung wala pa.. manahimik at matulog ka na lang ng mahimbing pakinabangan ka pang pataba...he..he...

[jojo43928]

kung taga San Vicente Ka! alam mo ang nagyayari rito. maraming bundok ang ginagamit na panambak sa mga kalsada di ba? hindi lang sa San Vicente nang yayari na ang bundok ay ginangamit na panambak laganap ito sa buong Palawan. bakit San Vicente lang ang pinupuna ninyo bakit d ninyo tignan ang coron island mas malaki ang ginigibang bundok doon at dagat ang tinatambakan mas marami ang nasisira doon. maging patas sa naman kayo...pribadong pag aari ito....