As tourism booms, islanders led by their officials and a beach operator in a six-hectare island barangay of Pandanon, Getafe, dispute over a portion of the white sand beach now attracting foreign visitors from Cebu.
During the hearing conducted last week by environment committee of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan following the protest of barangay folks led by captain Lydia Abapo, the two parties apparently wrangle over a sandbar.
Abapo sent a letter to the provincial government questioning the approval of Municipal Resolution No 82, series of 2009, endorsing in effect the application for foreshore lease of a certain Mr. Antonio Ouano, Sr.
In her petition dated April 26, 2009 signed by 707 residents, she asked the Talibon based Community Environment Natural Resources Office headed by Officer-in-charge CENRO Alejandro Estopa to look into Ouano's application for foreshore lease.
Pandanon officials has passed on April 11, 2009 a Resolution "opposing the foreshore lease application (FLA) of Mary M. Ouano adjacent to approved FLA (VII-2) 615 of Ernesto C. Ouano Sr. at barangay Pandanon, Getafe, Bohol and any other application involving the same family."
For his part, acting vice-mayor Camilo A. Torrefranca, in his response to Pandanon officials's demand, questioned why the Sangguniang Bayan was not the addressee nor furnished of the barangay Resolution.
He lamented that other agencies, such as the DENR, Department of Tourism, tourism committee chairs of the House and Senate, including Mayor Theresa P. M. Camacho, were instead furnished of the barangay Resolution. - the bohol chronicle
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