GOVERNOR Eugenio Jose Lacson is supporting the suggestion of Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer to impose a two-year suspension for quarry operators who violate regulations.
"I will ask the Provincial Legal Office if there is a possibility of imposing such strict penalty on the quarry operators," Lacson said.
He added that he will not hesitate to impose a heavy penalty on operators that commit violations of the permits issued to them by the provincial government.
Ferrer on Tuesday, January 14, 2021, proposed to impose a two-year suspension of quarry operations after flash floods inundated the province's northern areas early this month.
Board Member Andrew Montelibano (Third District), whose district was the worst hit by the flash floods, will lead a team with Ferrer to inspect quarry sites.
Montelibano said he believes that there are illegal quarries.
"That is our target," he said.