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00:00 In the middle of the controversy, in the resorts built in the middle of Chocolate Hills in Bohol,

00:05 the Masungi Reserve Foundation has taken over some resorts in Rizal.

00:09 The resorts are built inside the Upper Marikina River Basin, which is a protected landscape.

00:15 They were given Environmental Compliance Certificate or ECC from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

00:23 They were allowed to put a swimming pool there.

00:26 The Masungi Reserve Foundation said that they have been complaining about the construction of resorts for a long time.

00:32 GMA Integrated News is trying to get a copy of the DENR.

00:38 The concrete fence is only one foot tall.

00:45 It's only one foot tall.

00:49 We already reported that.

00:51 Now, the fence is 10 meters high.

00:54 So, our question is why we reported it, why it was not stopped?

00:59 Under the law, it's actually the DENR, that is the Administrator of Protected Areas.

01:05 The Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Interior and Local Government

01:11 are investigating the construction of a resort in the middle of Chocolate Hills.

01:15 In a interview with Super Radio DCW,

01:17 Ombudsman Samuel Martirez confirmed that they are collecting evidence

01:22 to find out who should be responsible for this.

01:24 According to the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines,

01:27 Bohol Island's status as a UNESCO Global Geopark is not permanent.

01:33 This is under the Evaluation for 2027.

01:38 What will happen is that if there is a revalidation, there is a team that will come to the Philippines.

01:44 There is a team that will go to Bohol and check all those geosites again.

01:48 We have to ensure that all the geosites have been well protected.

01:55 And we continue to satisfy the criteria of being a UNESCO Global Geopark.

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Mga resort sa upper Marikina River Basin na isang protected landscape, pinuna ng Masungi Reserve Foundation | UB

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