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EARTH-2026-0004
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On 20 January 2026 the DENR raided unauthorised mineral extraction inside the Village East II Residential Subdivision Project in Angono after surveillance showed mobile crushers running and aggregates being hauled to a dump site near the materials recovery facility along the Taytay-Angono Road in Barangay Kalayaan. Heavy machinery, trucks, mobile crushers and stockpiled aggregates worth about P133 million were seized. The Environmental Management Bureau Region IV-A issued a cease and desist order the same day, and an inquest case for theft of minerals under Section 103 of the Philippine Mining Act was filed before the Rizal Provincial Prosecutor. The Angono local government, which had ordered the site closed in 2014, backed the DENR action.
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GMA News · Feb 5, 2026
Daily Tribune · Feb 7, 2026
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Enforcement teams seized about P133 million in equipment and aggregates and served a cease and desist order on the subdivision project.
Recorded by DENR and EMB Region IV-A
An inquest complaint for theft of minerals under RA 7942 was filed before the Provincial Prosecutor of Rizal against company officers and equipment operators.
Recorded by DENR
Mayor Gerardo Calderon's administration said it remained opposed to quarrying at the site and backed the DENR case.
Recorded by Angono municipal government
The measured result
Taken on a return visit after the work was done, not estimated on the day.