By Three individuals were arrested in Barobo, Surigao del Sur for failing to present proper documentation for mining activities, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday.
“Local police and personnel from the (Department of Environment and Natural Resources or) DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau and Monitoring and Information Assistance Center arrested three people for engaging in illegal mining activities that resulted in environmental degradation in Barangay Bahi in Barobo, Surigao del Sur,” the PNP said in a statement.
