Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes said he welcomes the Sandiganbayan probe on his alleged patronage of a mining firm that was given preferential treatment by the provincial government.
Reyes and an official of the local mining board are facing charges before the anti-graft body for allegedly granting undue favors to a mining company operating in the province.
Saying the charges were issues that have already been answered before, Reyes denied the accusations, citing the strict monitoring and regulatory system practiced by the local government to ensure that opportunities for graft and corruption are eliminated as far as mining activities in Palawan are concerned.
In a statement, Reyes said all mining-related activities have to pass the close scrutiny and approval of a multipartite monitoring team composed of people from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a non-governmental organization, the Provincial Mining Regulatory Board, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, and the Environmental Management Bureau. - philippine star
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