DENR suspends Socorro ‘cult’ use of protected area in Surigao del Norte
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CEBU, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday, September 29, suspended its agreement with the Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) that allowed the group the use of over 300 hectares of protected area in Surigao del Norte.
Environment Secretary Antonia Yulo Loyzaga issued a letter of suspension to SBSI on Friday pending a DENR investigation into the “gross violations of the terms and conditions of the Protected Area Community-Based Resource Management Agreement (PACBRMA),” the government agency said in a statement.
The suspension was imposed a day after a Senate panel held SBSI leaders in contempt for denying any involvement in alleged child abuse and other abusive cult practices during a joint Senate hearing investigating alleged crimes committed by the group.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the use of the protected area occupied by the alleged cult, Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI), in Sitio Kapihan, Barangay Sering on Friday, September 29. @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/ESSJpecMtQ
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