THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-10) has issued a cease and desist order to all poultry operators in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, following numerous complaints of fly infestations and foul odors.
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-10), an arm of the DENR, issued the omnibus order on July 31, which also suspended the Environmental Compliance Certificates for all poultry projects in the municipality.
The action follows complaints dating back to last year from residents in the barangays of Taparak, Poblacion, Sampatulog and Lourdes.
According to the order, the “perennial problem cannot be attributed to a single poultry operation owing to the geographic location.”
As a result, the EMB-10 sanctioned all poultry operations for “failure to observe proper housekeeping and failure to adopt efficient remedial and long-term measures to address the problem.”
The EMB-10 has also urged the local government of Alubijid to take action by suspending the business permits of the poultry projects.
Local officials and poultry operators have yet to comment on the order.
