Resorts also found in protected areas of Apo Tulfo

Aside from the controversies surrounding the construction of a resort at the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, several business establishments have reportedly sprouted in the protected area of Mt. Apo in Davao, according to Sen. Raffy Tulfo.

- CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE

Tulfo raised the issue concerning Mt. Apo during a privilege speech delivered on Monday night, or a few days after the existence of the Captain’s Peak Resort at the Chocolate Hills went viral on social media.

He said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources confirmed the existence of commercial establishments, which were reportedly given two years to operate, around Mt. Apo.

As this developed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has started investigating circumstances surrounding the construction of the Captain’s Peak Resort.

DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos said a six-man team of the Bohol Task Force was deployed in Sagbayan town to determine the liability of local government officials over the matter.