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EARTH-2026-0013
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On 4 May 2026 Judge Dennis C. Larrobis of Regional Trial Court Branch 76 issued a 72-hour Temporary Environmental Protection Order directing Jomara Konstruckt Corporation and Jomara Agri Foods and Supply Corporation to stop all excavation and removal of soil, rocks, sand and gravel in Barangay Guindarohan, Minglanilla. The petition by 13 residents said families within 60 meters of the excavation zones were at grave risk of death from landslides; 18 families had already been evacuated in 2022. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau had documented ground cracks since December 2021 and inspectors found unsafe high-wall cuts as deep as 15 meters, with a summary hearing on extending the order set for 6 May.
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SunStar · May 5, 2026
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MGB began documenting ground cracks in Guindarohan and later confirmed weak, weathered soil.
Recorded by Mines and Geosciences Bureau
72-hour TEPO ordered the two Jomara companies to stop quarrying, excavation, land clearing, tree cutting and heavy equipment use.
Recorded by RTC Branch 76
Summary hearing scheduled to decide whether the halt would be extended while the environmental case proceeds.
Recorded by RTC Branch 76