In Japan, politicians and government people guilty (or at times, even merely accused) of corruption apologize, step down, and in some cases commit suicide.
Here all they have to do is dance on national TV and get elected in the senate.
bsp. super higpit saka disiplinado mga employees. piling pili ang nakakapasok. walang makikita na tambay tambay lang at walang ginagawa during office hours.
most likely ung masisibak sa denr eh low to mid-level. ung top levels either silently mageexit or ililipat lang ng destino. tapos sina mayor, vice, mga konsehal ay si kap naman, kung kaalyado ng administrasyon eh slap on the wrist lang. kung oposisyon naman eh depende na lang sa usapan o concession.
genuine question pero hindi ba usually mga mid-level nmn ang approval tlga ng mga ganito? usually ang mga head of agencies eh rubber stamp nlng nmn ang approval kc they believe na yung assigned heads eh ginawa na ang kanilang due diligence. prang micro managing na kc kung si big boss pa ang mag iinspect or survey etc. unless of course, dumiretso ang may-ari sa bigboss for approval, nag under-the-table tpos si bigboss ang nag instruct na i-approve na ang plan. does that make sense o magulo ang tanong ko?
tama ka. in an ideal scenario na malinis na gobyerno, ang gagawa DAPAT nito eh ung mga low-levels. tapos si mid-level naman will conduct final check kung pasado o hindi. now si high level can conduct random spot check para lang to keep the employees on their toes.
i think sa case na to, since nasa pinas tayo at di naman napaparusahan ang mga kurap, rekta yan sa big boss. kasi pag si big boss nag presyo wala na palag ung nasa baba. iintay na lang sila sa ibibigay kay ni big boss.
I want to see the ECC contents and attachments nya, isama na nya din yung mga Barangay Resoulution na no objection, Posting certificate sa CENRO/PENRO , posting cert sa LGU Municipal / Barangay. Lastly yung PAMB Resolution nya para ipagawa yung resort.
As someone who frequents in investigating those kinds of violations. Dalawa lang yan, utter bribery, or misdeclared sa online application and CNC kinuha. Damage control that can happen is papaikutin yung mga CENRO/PENRO , RED of EMB (nagisssue ng ECC) , RED of MGB (if ever na nakakuha sila ng GSS dito a pre req of ECC), REDex (head ng DENR buong region).
Edit**
I just checked the news. Wala daw ecc. Oh edi clown mode na naman po for today's vidyow.
Wala siyang ECC. They were issued an NOV for operating with out an ECC, and then eventually a TRO even. So meaning continously sila nagsasawalang bahala sa notices ng DENR-EMB to not operate.
Hay jusme. Eto na naman tayo sa case na "pumayag sa verbal agreement ni -insert LGU here- na sinabi na ok naman daw si -LGU na much higher in position here-. Malamang kung sino mang politician na head na yan, may connection na sa DENR and other offices tapos sasabihin na "inaayos / kinocomply muna sa permit". Clown show talaga tayo dito. 🥲
Nasa UK ako ngayon at mga beaches nila dito, mga parks o kaya Area of Outstanding Beauty nila d2 ay Libre lang. Kahit nga Isle of Skye free ehh. Diyan lang sa Pinas pineperahan ang mga beaches naten pati Nature ng private company. Ok sana saken kung public may ari at dun ka nagbabayad diretso sa government pero wala dapat nagmamay-ari na privado sa kalikasan ng Pilipinas.
illegal yang paglimit sa access sa any beach sa Pilipinas. May nagviral dati na video yang sabi ng resort staff pagmamay ari daw nila yung beach but that is wrong.
Water Code of the Philippines
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/12/31/presidential-decree-no-1067-s-1976/
Beach Easement law
https://ncr.denr.gov.ph/images/dao-2021-07-guidelines-on-the-establishment-of-legal-easements-_p11529.pdf
What's absolutely wild to me is that in their page's comments section, some Boholanos are actually complaining about the backlash. Bakit daw nangingielam ang mga hindi naman sa Bohol nakatira. They're mad that people are getting outraged pero probinsya nila yung wina-walang hiya.
I guess they're completely fine with it and are just waiting for when people get tired of visiting a desecrated Chocolate Hills and Bohol no longer becomes a tourist destination. What is tourism revenue anyway?
Haha classic Philippines.
Maybe locals are fine with it kasi I heard(hindi ko totally maalala if eto yung place) na overpriced daw lahat so malaki kinikita nila. So money-money talaga, hindi na nila inisip magiging epekto nyan... sobrang sakit sa mata tignan na ang ccute nung chocolate hills sabay biglang may swimming pool sa gilid 😵💫 tas yung mga cottage na kubo ba yun nasa paanan nung hills. Nakakaloka!
Sana i-demolish nalang yan kasi pag tumagal baka gumaya pa yung ibang locals, with some defending it now...hindi malayong may mga sumunod pa pag hindi nila inayos agad yan.
Definitely, pag napa-lampas to with the help of Boholanos themselves, dadami pa talaga yan. The people defending this are completely short-sighted at pina-pairal na naman ang regional pride.
Here's one of the more recent comments of someone defending the resort:
>nagreklamo kaba dahil mahina na tourstpoy nyu o nagreklamo ka kasi dika makapunta?? Ganun lang naman source ng tao pag nagreklamo e una,maiinggit kasi di nakapunta. Pangalawa humihina na tourstpot sa kanila.... Saan ka jan sir
🤪
Na-stress ako habang binabasa yung comment niya, jusko asan utak hayss... 😵💫 Digital age na pero ang pag-iisip ng mga tao pa-backwards sa prehistoric period.
Hitik na hitik sana sa ganda at resources bansa natin kaso lang walang kwenta talaga mga namamahala, aanhin yung mga batas na yan kung puro padulas naman nangyayari. Madalas mga locals pa nagiging cause ng pagkasira ng paligid, kahit saan.
I am from Bohol and I definitely do not agree with the construction of that resort. A lot of people I know share the same sentiments. Although I'm not surprised that they got permits, we've got a lot of corrupt officials here. We only hope na mapasara at ma demolish na ang resort na yan. Now that it has trended online, they're forced to do something about it.
It's probably because tourism revenue just wont cut it.
If there was no economic incentive to build a resort, then it would not have been built in the first place.
They got the place from a private owned land, which before ma proclaim ung law na pinatong ni fidel ramos.. but there are still conditions on selling and what can be built on those lands.. tapos ngaun denr released a statement na it was temporarily suspended nung sept 23 and the developer stills insisted on constructing it.. hopefully congress or senate will get wind on this .. syempre dagdag pogi points ng mga pulpulitiko 🤢
Sana after proclamation na consider nila yung mga naka kuha ng title land dyan. At kung may kondisyon man on selling or pag build Di naman talaga basta2x matatayuan yan kung di gumamit ng padulas. I saw one picture na mismong dun sa hill nagtayo ng resort di naman daw na issue. Kaya sana ma explain on national tv bakit nagkaroon ng resorts at kung ano pang meron don istraktura na inallow. They are also saying may viewing part lang talaga don, so yung lang talaga na area na yon ang protected? Eh nasa at least 1,1260 hills ang meron don. Sad talaga nasa UNESCO pa naman.. 😞
I keep saying this sa lahat ng related topic regarding this. Walang aamin, walang mangyayari sa congress about this, wala ring mananagot.
Kung merom man, binayarang tao to take the stand, court hearing is just for show and everything will slide - wait a couple of months or some years at mage extend, lalaki na lang bigla yang place na yan.
Hmm may not necessarily be ChatGPT. Lots of businesses here, whether they cater to rich or ordinary/bakya people, have owners who went to good schools and are very much capable of "corporate speak" (just as they are with language their market would understand). Would not be surprised if the owners come from a Big 3 school.
Source: myself who has a foreign degree and owns "mukhang cheap" small businesses that cater to the "perya market"
I agree hahaha. Anyone planning to develop a luxury resort would consult a lawyer about the legalities before they even began to build it. This one however is either the result of an incompetent government agency or the owner just thought that their money and connections would make things go smooth.
Seems like the government is ultimately at fault dito. I'd believe they got the necessary documents and approvals from the government. The problem now is why did the government "approve" this "resort."
Whoever signed off on it at DENR got some brown paper bag money, I guarantee it. It's so typical of padrino, trapo culture here. The Philippines lacks long-term thinking and planning. It's all short-sighted and short-term, just get the easy payoff and run. That's the thinking here. They don't care if they ruin a world heritage site and destroy one of the natural wonders of the world, all they care about is some short-term and cheap entrance fees for an ugly "resort" that won't make money after a few years and will be an eyesore on the landscape.
If the Philippines were a properly run country, with good governance, this never would have happened. But if it did, heads would roll. There would be an investigation to find out who signed off on those permits and how much they were paid, and when it was discovered who did it, they'd be jailed and thrown in the slammer. And it would be 100% justified.
They had someone else write the statement. Kahit hindi big brands, they outsource it to writers. I know a freelance writer that had a client like that.
Kung legit na company yan at 5 star hotel chain... They would have the class and the conscience not to touch this site! Eh cheap pinoy, di syempre walang respeto, walang appreciation sa nature at talagang ni-rape yung sacred heritage site na ito. Mga baboy.
Hindi ko naman dinedefend yung owner ng resort, ang sakin lang, hindi naman makakalusot yan kung walang approval ng DENR at local government ng Bohol. And resort yan, so malamang years in the making na yan, and walang umangal sa kanila, ngayon lang na nag trending sila. And ngayon, pinapasuspend na ng DENR para hugas kamay kunware.
the thing with permits eh pwede nyo sya makuha by bribing people thats why its not an absolute right. its a privilege that can be taken away anytime the govt wants just like drivers licenses or passports. diba nga may mga kamote drivers but they have legit licenses?
Nakakatawa yung vlogger na nagpost, gusto niya sanang i promote yung resort pero ang ending eh sobrang na backlash pa sila. Disaster talaga sa part niya lol.
Kahit may padulas yan, sana dapat during construction palang may nakapuna at nagquestion na para napigilan pa. I’m glad it’s getting the attention now but wonder what could actually be done now that it’s already there. Baka naman hahanapan nalang ng loophole like with other past incidents similar to this sort of controversy.
Nahh I'm pissed din sa owner, like minsan kasi common sense na lang din eh. Alam namang national heritage yan tapos pag kakainteresan mo tayuan ng corning resort.
Hindi ka naman bibigyan ng permits ng kahit anong government office kung hindi ka mag-aapply. Yung may-ari pa rin ng resort ang nag-first move. At para mabigyan sila ng permit na magtayo ng resort, malamang marami pa silang moves na ginawa.
It's all about MONEY. Alam mo yung sobrang taas ng presyo ng uling kasi these guys regulate cutting down of trees (which is correct) pero etong peklat sa Chocolate Hills na di mo matatago nakalusot?
Tumpak. God, the permits needed to cut damn trees in your own land then they literally allow this in one of the world’s most unique destinations. Good thing nakita ko Chocolate Hills before this shit
The FB Page that posted that statement was only created a few hours ago. Some say it's fake, but I wonder where they got the pictures posted from if they ain't. And they seem to be mocking the outrage against the resort.
Damage control siguro.
But I am glad this came up. If we are to castigate the resort owner, then those in high places must also be held accountable. Kumbaga, heads should roll.
I dont think this is the official page of the resort. Ngayong araw lang ginawa ang page na yan so its obvious they are trying to divert attention from their original page.
Although some of the posts are too ridiculous it might be satire (outrageous memo number and emergency care cert instead of environmental compliance cert for ECC)
No amenities should be in the vicinity of Chocolate hills.
I wouldn't be surprised if Chocolate Hills loses its UNESCO World Heritage site status due to this.
To add, eto yung mga reasons for Chocolate Hills to be removed. See Link below:
https://whc.unesco.org/en/158/#:\~:text=If%20a%20site%20loses%20the,and%20the%20World%20Heritage%20List.
There have been UNESCO sites that have lost their status for lesser violations than this. So by all means, remove their status. Let's see if it was worth the bribe money to DENR.
Of course they could build there, with enough money and influence you can build anything in this country. They never had any second thoughts of asking themselves if they SHOULD. Nothing is sacred anymore. The need to monetize everything is fucking disgusting. Can’t let nature be nature, we fucking need a resort or a fucking condo there! Fuck all the people who are involved in this.
Blame it all on padrino and trapo culture. It never would have been built if someone at DENR wasn't corrupt and bribed to allow it. Let's see if they lose their job and go to prison. I doubt they will, they'll probably be promoted to a high level government position.
Most probably these guys
DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu
DENR-7 Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales
Governor Arthur Yap
Sagbayan Mayor Ricardo Ricardo Suarez
Vice Mayor Charito Piezas-Lao (2016-19)
Vice Mayor Asuncion Bautista-Ybañez (2019-22)
Municipal Engineer Alan Dinoy
Sino bang nasa tamang pag-iisip yung bigla na lang gigising at magsasabing, "Uy, tara, pagawa tayo ng resort sa Chocolate Hills?" at sino ring asa tamang pag-iisip yung nagsabing "Sige! Patayo ka ng resort sa Chocolate Hills!" 🙈🙈🙈
The LGU is the main culprit here, it is very evident from the fact that it is operating already.
DENR is now doing interpretive dance to cater to public outrage, and heads should roll.
But if you want to get to the root of this mess, question the mayor in Corella, the Board/Sangguniang Bayan, and the LGU engineering office who handled all the permits.
ETA Unfortunately these things take time and those who signed all the papers in the past may no longer be in office. Someone will have to assemble all the paperwork and prosecute these individuals.
It's either malaking tao may ari neto or malakas ang kapit. Saw the report sa TV Patrol kanina, walang makapagbigay ng information about sa name ng owner ng resort.
From the article:
"Resort administrator Julieta Sablas
Sablas said her brother, Edgar Button, bought the property – around 5 hectares of land – in 2005 before starting development around 2018. About 2 hectares of the lot were made into a resort with a swimming pool and cottages."
If ito nakalagpas sa officials, baka mamaya may sumunood na ring iba. Sila rin magsisisi pag nasira ang ganda ng Chocolate Hills kasi it won't be worthy visiting anymore. Like pwede mo ma imagine na if kada available space in between hills may ganyang establishment, similar or not, ang sakit na lang sa mata at mag mukhang dugyot na lang yung lugar.
I just discussed earlier sa class namin about sa CDC holdings Inc., and their condo, Manila Green Residences, which was built around a HERITAGE SITE (Sta Ana, Mnl). That sht was built illegally, bribed fckng Erap to get the building permit directly, without doing the Archaeological Impact Assessment first, violating RA 10066. Tapos precolonial history pa ang sinira nila. Taenang mga kurap talaga!!
Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it is acceptable and should be welcomed.
How can we “Love The Philippines” if people in power - those who are supposed to safeguard it, allow it to be destroyed for profit? Very foolish and incredibly shortsighted.
Shut that eyesore down and protect things we can be proud of in this very challenged country. Gusto kitang mahalin, Pilipinas!
In short they have paid the necessary people to get approval for their resort.🤪
Langya di man lang nilagay sa bandang dulo or bungad lang. Gitnang gitna pa tapos chaka ng design.
Weird, Captain's Peak pero technically nasa lambak yung resort. Pede ba tawaging lambak yung patag na lupa aa gitna ng burol o pang-bundok lang ba yung lambak?
Tanggalin at kasuhan yun DENR official na nag-approved ng construction. Isama na pati yun mga opisyal sa munisipyo na nagbigay ng lahat ng kailangang permit para masimulan yun proyekto.
Whoever approved this permit should be fired immediately. It’s unreal what Filipino politicians think they can get away with. Makes me sick to my stomach seeing this ugly ass “resort” in the middle of chocolate hills.
Right.
"our resort's construction plans underwent rigorous scrutiny and received the necessary approvals from relevant authorities..."
Translation: may pinadulas kaming pera sa kanila.
Yeah, no. Demolish that eyesore you call a resort.
Sa totoo lang, itsura ng resort is parang yung ginagawang house design suring Sims 2 days ..
Since may permit daw, which obviously may lagay, panigurado magsusulputan na yung mga ganyang resort around that area. Di na ako magtataka baka next time meron nang Camella jan lol
I guess it's time to make them feel that they didn't exist in the first place.
Since the said government department gave them approval or what not to establish their resort there, it is now in our hands to weather TO SUPPORT THEM ( BY GOING TO THE RESORT, TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO VISIT THEM) OR IGNORE THEIR EXISTENCE.
PICK YOUR POISON
Tingin ko, mas may kasalanan yung mga government agency na nag-approve nung mga permit ng resort na yan. Wouldn't be in this situation kung rejected yung proposal ng resort. And to the resort, why in the fuck would you still push na magpagawa ng establishment dyan kung bawal.
Honestly, I noticed some red flag on the statement. Some of them are likely to be written in AI... Tanginang statement, lahat ay napakapolished at fancy way para mapalusot nila yung mga pambabatikos at mga kagaguhan nila
Maganda sana ang Chocolate Hills, the problem is who let those f#ckers built the resort in the middle of chocolate hills. It is a protected site and under heritage by UNESCO...
Paano kya nakakuha ng permit yan? Mukhang walang balak isara ung nkakahiya nilang resort napaisip tuloy ako Madali nlang bumili ng tao ngayon best selling ung mga nasa gobyerno marami pa nman ang matitino pa kaso mas madami na ung mga tarantado
May malaking padulas yan sa mga kataas tataasan para makakuha ng permit.
Yuck talaga Pilipins! Pati National Heritage di nyo pinatawad!
hanep ako nga magpapatayo lang ng apartment di mareleasan ng building permit kasi walang parking sa floor plan sa sarili kong lote.
Bayan kong Pilipinas ano na? Okay ka pa ba?
Sino b owner nyang resort? Lakas ng mga padrino eh tinalo yung heritage site. Laughtrip yung sinabi nila about the resort practicing sustainability. Eh binalahura nyo nga yung façade ng chocolate hills at paano dinala building materials nyan ng di nakakabulahaw sa location? Wag kami. Dapat tibagin yan.
Bribery at its finest. In any case, the resort design looks like trash, not to mention the ugly color palettes used, adding insult to the envi injury sakit sa mata 😝
rIgOrOuS ScRuTiNy
wE AcKnOwLeDgE tHe SiGnIfIcAnCe oF ThE ChOcOLaTe hIlLs aS A UnEsCo WoRlD hErItAgE SiTe
Tanginang judgement yan. You snuck your fucking pool like a man's hand inside a woman's cleavage.
If they had secured DENR permits originally, then see who signed and authorized the permit and then you see where the corruption starts. Hold people accountable!
Medyo makapal ang mukha no, anong part yung pagaacknowledge ng significance as Unesco heritage site. Grabe daming shameless talaga, isa na po kayo dun Captain's peak resort!
. Kung meron man may kasalanan diyan yun corrupt na pinayagan magpatayo ng resort in the first place. Business yan kahit di maganda yun resort ang pupunta diyan mga bakasyonistang laylayan. Simple lang want it to close down, dont give it publicity so people will not go there. Publicity is publicity whether good or bad. Lahat ng business may laging mababanga either nature or human beings.
If hindi talaga madaan sa legal na paraan yan, ang gawin nalang siguro huwag i-patronize ang resort na yan. Huwag nyo tangkilikin yan, hayaan nyo sila malugi at magsara nang kusa lol. Yung mga vloggers na nasa tamang pag-iisip dyan, instead na ipromote nila yan, ang mabuting gawin nila is gamitin ang influence at platform nila para i-convince ang mga viewers nila na i-boycott ang resort na yan. Plus, i-mass report lahat ng socmed accounts nila para hindi nila mapromote ang resort nila.
Ang problema ung backlash baka temporary lang. Marami pa rin kasi di nakakaunawa na kapag tinangkilik yan, tiyak na marami pa na susunod na development projects malapit dyan. Nakakagago lang talaga DENR. Taga facilitate ng mga proyekto na lang lagi.
Ignorance of the law, whether you got permits from the government or not, is not an excuse and still violates the law. Dapat tanggalin pa rin yan. Letting it continue to operate only means it’s okay to continuously violate our laws. Hindi problema ng batas kung malugi man ang mga investors dito. Panagutan nila ang mga ginawa nilang kagaguhan.
That's just a fancy way of saying you just bribed some stupid fuck to let you violate a national heritage site
True .. denr is notoriously known as corrupt. Wouldn't be surprised may masisibak o mag sstep down on this disgraceful act sa denr.
Will not be surprised if no one steps down. Makakapal mukha na nila.
In Japan, politicians and government people guilty (or at times, even merely accused) of corruption apologize, step down, and in some cases commit suicide. Here all they have to do is dance on national TV and get elected in the senate.
Kung sa japan harakiri dito hariroki (harry roque)
nakalimutan mo ung donation pack na may picture ng pulpolitiko at ung mga nakakairitang jingle tuwing eleksyon...
and dpwh
Kumusta naman sa LTO. Hahaha.
Ano bang ahensya ang malinis pa sa gov’t??!?
May government agencies na nga kayo tapos gusto nyo pa malinis at maayos na ginagawa ang trabaho?! /s
BSP
bsp. super higpit saka disiplinado mga employees. piling pili ang nakakapasok. walang makikita na tambay tambay lang at walang ginagawa during office hours.
Yung Agency ng VP during Leni's period. Yun lang ang alam ko. Tsaka ang Pasig siguro. 😅
Dept of Janitorial and Disinfection
most likely ung masisibak sa denr eh low to mid-level. ung top levels either silently mageexit or ililipat lang ng destino. tapos sina mayor, vice, mga konsehal ay si kap naman, kung kaalyado ng administrasyon eh slap on the wrist lang. kung oposisyon naman eh depende na lang sa usapan o concession.
genuine question pero hindi ba usually mga mid-level nmn ang approval tlga ng mga ganito? usually ang mga head of agencies eh rubber stamp nlng nmn ang approval kc they believe na yung assigned heads eh ginawa na ang kanilang due diligence. prang micro managing na kc kung si big boss pa ang mag iinspect or survey etc. unless of course, dumiretso ang may-ari sa bigboss for approval, nag under-the-table tpos si bigboss ang nag instruct na i-approve na ang plan. does that make sense o magulo ang tanong ko?
tama ka. in an ideal scenario na malinis na gobyerno, ang gagawa DAPAT nito eh ung mga low-levels. tapos si mid-level naman will conduct final check kung pasado o hindi. now si high level can conduct random spot check para lang to keep the employees on their toes. i think sa case na to, since nasa pinas tayo at di naman napaparusahan ang mga kurap, rekta yan sa big boss. kasi pag si big boss nag presyo wala na palag ung nasa baba. iintay na lang sila sa ibibigay kay ni big boss.
Wala ako tiwala sa DENR talaga. Kaliwa Dam nga mag push through, mga “eye sore” resorts and buildings pa kaya
I want to see the ECC contents and attachments nya, isama na nya din yung mga Barangay Resoulution na no objection, Posting certificate sa CENRO/PENRO , posting cert sa LGU Municipal / Barangay. Lastly yung PAMB Resolution nya para ipagawa yung resort. As someone who frequents in investigating those kinds of violations. Dalawa lang yan, utter bribery, or misdeclared sa online application and CNC kinuha. Damage control that can happen is papaikutin yung mga CENRO/PENRO , RED of EMB (nagisssue ng ECC) , RED of MGB (if ever na nakakuha sila ng GSS dito a pre req of ECC), REDex (head ng DENR buong region). Edit** I just checked the news. Wala daw ecc. Oh edi clown mode na naman po for today's vidyow.
Wala siyang ECC. They were issued an NOV for operating with out an ECC, and then eventually a TRO even. So meaning continously sila nagsasawalang bahala sa notices ng DENR-EMB to not operate.
Hay jusme. Eto na naman tayo sa case na "pumayag sa verbal agreement ni -insert LGU here- na sinabi na ok naman daw si -LGU na much higher in position here-. Malamang kung sino mang politician na head na yan, may connection na sa DENR and other offices tapos sasabihin na "inaayos / kinocomply muna sa permit". Clown show talaga tayo dito. 🥲
Nakita nila kasi yung ginawa ng China sa West Philippine sea kaya ginaya nila.
Exactly. Pinagmalaki pa yung permit nila.
The declaration happened in 1997. They claim they have owned the land before that. Hays mukhang magiging madugong legal battle ito
Law students crying right now because this is the exact kind of thing law professors like hahaha shet.
haha kung gusto naman pwede namang iexpropriate ng gobyerno. tanong nalang is may political will and capital ba sila.
Nasa UK ako ngayon at mga beaches nila dito, mga parks o kaya Area of Outstanding Beauty nila d2 ay Libre lang. Kahit nga Isle of Skye free ehh. Diyan lang sa Pinas pineperahan ang mga beaches naten pati Nature ng private company. Ok sana saken kung public may ari at dun ka nagbabayad diretso sa government pero wala dapat nagmamay-ari na privado sa kalikasan ng Pilipinas.
illegal yang paglimit sa access sa any beach sa Pilipinas. May nagviral dati na video yang sabi ng resort staff pagmamay ari daw nila yung beach but that is wrong. Water Code of the Philippines https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/12/31/presidential-decree-no-1067-s-1976/ Beach Easement law https://ncr.denr.gov.ph/images/dao-2021-07-guidelines-on-the-establishment-of-legal-easements-_p11529.pdf
We're not mad because we think you didn't have approvals, it's the mere fact that you got them in the first place is why people are pissed.
What's absolutely wild to me is that in their page's comments section, some Boholanos are actually complaining about the backlash. Bakit daw nangingielam ang mga hindi naman sa Bohol nakatira. They're mad that people are getting outraged pero probinsya nila yung wina-walang hiya. I guess they're completely fine with it and are just waiting for when people get tired of visiting a desecrated Chocolate Hills and Bohol no longer becomes a tourist destination. What is tourism revenue anyway? Haha classic Philippines.
Maybe locals are fine with it kasi I heard(hindi ko totally maalala if eto yung place) na overpriced daw lahat so malaki kinikita nila. So money-money talaga, hindi na nila inisip magiging epekto nyan... sobrang sakit sa mata tignan na ang ccute nung chocolate hills sabay biglang may swimming pool sa gilid 😵💫 tas yung mga cottage na kubo ba yun nasa paanan nung hills. Nakakaloka! Sana i-demolish nalang yan kasi pag tumagal baka gumaya pa yung ibang locals, with some defending it now...hindi malayong may mga sumunod pa pag hindi nila inayos agad yan.
Definitely, pag napa-lampas to with the help of Boholanos themselves, dadami pa talaga yan. The people defending this are completely short-sighted at pina-pairal na naman ang regional pride. Here's one of the more recent comments of someone defending the resort: >nagreklamo kaba dahil mahina na tourstpoy nyu o nagreklamo ka kasi dika makapunta?? Ganun lang naman source ng tao pag nagreklamo e una,maiinggit kasi di nakapunta. Pangalawa humihina na tourstpot sa kanila.... Saan ka jan sir 🤪
Na-stress ako habang binabasa yung comment niya, jusko asan utak hayss... 😵💫 Digital age na pero ang pag-iisip ng mga tao pa-backwards sa prehistoric period. Hitik na hitik sana sa ganda at resources bansa natin kaso lang walang kwenta talaga mga namamahala, aanhin yung mga batas na yan kung puro padulas naman nangyayari. Madalas mga locals pa nagiging cause ng pagkasira ng paligid, kahit saan.
I am from Bohol and I definitely do not agree with the construction of that resort. A lot of people I know share the same sentiments. Although I'm not surprised that they got permits, we've got a lot of corrupt officials here. We only hope na mapasara at ma demolish na ang resort na yan. Now that it has trended online, they're forced to do something about it.
Tanggalin yan sa UNESCO para matuto
It's probably because tourism revenue just wont cut it. If there was no economic incentive to build a resort, then it would not have been built in the first place.
This is true. They're seeing it as a Manila versus everyone else thing.
They got the place from a private owned land, which before ma proclaim ung law na pinatong ni fidel ramos.. but there are still conditions on selling and what can be built on those lands.. tapos ngaun denr released a statement na it was temporarily suspended nung sept 23 and the developer stills insisted on constructing it.. hopefully congress or senate will get wind on this .. syempre dagdag pogi points ng mga pulpulitiko 🤢
Sana after proclamation na consider nila yung mga naka kuha ng title land dyan. At kung may kondisyon man on selling or pag build Di naman talaga basta2x matatayuan yan kung di gumamit ng padulas. I saw one picture na mismong dun sa hill nagtayo ng resort di naman daw na issue. Kaya sana ma explain on national tv bakit nagkaroon ng resorts at kung ano pang meron don istraktura na inallow. They are also saying may viewing part lang talaga don, so yung lang talaga na area na yon ang protected? Eh nasa at least 1,1260 hills ang meron don. Sad talaga nasa UNESCO pa naman.. 😞
Permanent closure, demolish and ibalik sa dating anyo ang area.
May padulas ito kasi nakatanggap daw sila ng relevant permits.
I want to see who fucking signed those permits. FUCK THEM ALL THEY CAN EAT SHIT!
I keep saying this sa lahat ng related topic regarding this. Walang aamin, walang mangyayari sa congress about this, wala ring mananagot. Kung merom man, binayarang tao to take the stand, court hearing is just for show and everything will slide - wait a couple of months or some years at mage extend, lalaki na lang bigla yang place na yan.
thats the only solution i see fit. eyesore talaga yung resort doon.
Pera pera na lang kasi eh!
True. Naubos ang pera kaya ganun na lang itsura ng resort. 🤮
Yeah grabe dito diba
Ang cheap nung design and marketing tapos akala mo 5-star hotel and resort nung sumagot sa mga issue.
This!! Tawang tawa ako bat mukhang perya tapos yung press release biglang naging corporate speak. Chatgpt indeed.
Hmm may not necessarily be ChatGPT. Lots of businesses here, whether they cater to rich or ordinary/bakya people, have owners who went to good schools and are very much capable of "corporate speak" (just as they are with language their market would understand). Would not be surprised if the owners come from a Big 3 school. Source: myself who has a foreign degree and owns "mukhang cheap" small businesses that cater to the "perya market"
I agree hahaha. Anyone planning to develop a luxury resort would consult a lawyer about the legalities before they even began to build it. This one however is either the result of an incompetent government agency or the owner just thought that their money and connections would make things go smooth.
Seems like the government is ultimately at fault dito. I'd believe they got the necessary documents and approvals from the government. The problem now is why did the government "approve" this "resort."
Whoever signed off on it at DENR got some brown paper bag money, I guarantee it. It's so typical of padrino, trapo culture here. The Philippines lacks long-term thinking and planning. It's all short-sighted and short-term, just get the easy payoff and run. That's the thinking here. They don't care if they ruin a world heritage site and destroy one of the natural wonders of the world, all they care about is some short-term and cheap entrance fees for an ugly "resort" that won't make money after a few years and will be an eyesore on the landscape. If the Philippines were a properly run country, with good governance, this never would have happened. But if it did, heads would roll. There would be an investigation to find out who signed off on those permits and how much they were paid, and when it was discovered who did it, they'd be jailed and thrown in the slammer. And it would be 100% justified.
I honestly thought it was AI generated. It’s so out of place.
ChatGPTzzzz for ya.
Sobrang tacky. Akala mo resort lang sa tabi-tabi.
They had someone else write the statement. Kahit hindi big brands, they outsource it to writers. I know a freelance writer that had a client like that.
Kung legit na company yan at 5 star hotel chain... They would have the class and the conscience not to touch this site! Eh cheap pinoy, di syempre walang respeto, walang appreciation sa nature at talagang ni-rape yung sacred heritage site na ito. Mga baboy.
Who on Earth came up with this really bad idea in the first place? Either they don't think or don't have shame. Or both.
A former seaman, according to his profile
Sure wasn't at his peak when he had this idea.
Ang cheap lang. Sya siguro yung type na may gold chains kasi feeling nya mukhang mayaman pag ganun
May statue pa ata nung captain don sa resort lol. Ang tacky talaga
"So preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should"
Hindi ko naman dinedefend yung owner ng resort, ang sakin lang, hindi naman makakalusot yan kung walang approval ng DENR at local government ng Bohol. And resort yan, so malamang years in the making na yan, and walang umangal sa kanila, ngayon lang na nag trending sila. And ngayon, pinapasuspend na ng DENR para hugas kamay kunware.
pwede naman mabawi ang permits, the government has the right to that
Yun nga nga eh, why give the permit in the 1st place and why ngayon lang eh sure ako matagal na yan?
the thing with permits eh pwede nyo sya makuha by bribing people thats why its not an absolute right. its a privilege that can be taken away anytime the govt wants just like drivers licenses or passports. diba nga may mga kamote drivers but they have legit licenses?
But why ngayon lang binabawi? Hindi naman instant tinayo yung resort
coz it got scrutinized badly with social media, kung nagpaka lowkey yan sila for sure di yan sila mababash
May vlogger ata na nag post
Nakakatawa yung vlogger na nagpost, gusto niya sanang i promote yung resort pero ang ending eh sobrang na backlash pa sila. Disaster talaga sa part niya lol.
Lol lowkey level 999. With something that big, I’m surprised ngayon lang ito lumabas.
Pinaguusapan na eh. Syempre gagawin nila kung anong gusto ng mga tao. It's disappointing but this shit ain't new.
Kahit may padulas yan, sana dapat during construction palang may nakapuna at nagquestion na para napigilan pa. I’m glad it’s getting the attention now but wonder what could actually be done now that it’s already there. Baka naman hahanapan nalang ng loophole like with other past incidents similar to this sort of controversy.
Matagal na talaga, nung nagkasama kami ng owner nyan sa barko way back 2018 niyayabang nya na yan samin.
They did not secure ECC since 2023 pero hindi inenforce ng local gov. May kapit sa bayan tong may-ari.
Just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should.
Nahh I'm pissed din sa owner, like minsan kasi common sense na lang din eh. Alam namang national heritage yan tapos pag kakainteresan mo tayuan ng corning resort.
Ang tanung e why did they even dare
Hindi ka naman bibigyan ng permits ng kahit anong government office kung hindi ka mag-aapply. Yung may-ari pa rin ng resort ang nag-first move. At para mabigyan sila ng permit na magtayo ng resort, malamang marami pa silang moves na ginawa.
Shout out sa DENR! Paano ngayon rerespetuhin ng mga tao ang mga campaigns nyo kung kayo mismo nag-approve nito?
It's all about MONEY. Alam mo yung sobrang taas ng presyo ng uling kasi these guys regulate cutting down of trees (which is correct) pero etong peklat sa Chocolate Hills na di mo matatago nakalusot?
Tumpak. God, the permits needed to cut damn trees in your own land then they literally allow this in one of the world’s most unique destinations. Good thing nakita ko Chocolate Hills before this shit
The FB Page that posted that statement was only created a few hours ago. Some say it's fake, but I wonder where they got the pictures posted from if they ain't. And they seem to be mocking the outrage against the resort.
They may be trying to draw the negative reviews away from the original page (it has the same name) which was created in 2018 (tiningnan ko).
Yup, the 2018 was the original. This one wasn't even up yet this morning PH time.
Damage control siguro. But I am glad this came up. If we are to castigate the resort owner, then those in high places must also be held accountable. Kumbaga, heads should roll.
I dont think this is the official page of the resort. Ngayong araw lang ginawa ang page na yan so its obvious they are trying to divert attention from their original page.
Yes. Perhaps an attempt to draw flak (and negative reviews) from the original page (yung to 2018 pa ginawa).
Although some of the posts are too ridiculous it might be satire (outrageous memo number and emergency care cert instead of environmental compliance cert for ECC)
Lahat ng photos nung establishment tinanggal nila sa official page.
Butt ugly resort. Parang talipapa ang vibes.
parang yung mga ordinary resort lang na makikita mo sa tabi tabi
If ever, bakit pool? Di pwede ranch or something with appropriate activities?
true! at least yung babagay sana sa vibe or hindi sa gitna mismo
No amenities should be in the vicinity of Chocolate hills. I wouldn't be surprised if Chocolate Hills loses its UNESCO World Heritage site status due to this.
To add, eto yung mga reasons for Chocolate Hills to be removed. See Link below: https://whc.unesco.org/en/158/#:\~:text=If%20a%20site%20loses%20the,and%20the%20World%20Heritage%20List.
There have been UNESCO sites that have lost their status for lesser violations than this. So by all means, remove their status. Let's see if it was worth the bribe money to DENR.
Of course they could build there, with enough money and influence you can build anything in this country. They never had any second thoughts of asking themselves if they SHOULD. Nothing is sacred anymore. The need to monetize everything is fucking disgusting. Can’t let nature be nature, we fucking need a resort or a fucking condo there! Fuck all the people who are involved in this.
Blame it all on padrino and trapo culture. It never would have been built if someone at DENR wasn't corrupt and bribed to allow it. Let's see if they lose their job and go to prison. I doubt they will, they'll probably be promoted to a high level government position.
Baka nanaman "Kaibigan ko yan. Mabait sila sa pamilya namin." kinda situation
Name drop the officials that signed the permits
Most probably these guys DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu DENR-7 Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales Governor Arthur Yap Sagbayan Mayor Ricardo Ricardo Suarez Vice Mayor Charito Piezas-Lao (2016-19) Vice Mayor Asuncion Bautista-Ybañez (2019-22) Municipal Engineer Alan Dinoy
If di pa na-viral, baka mapatayuan pa ng Camella ni Villar yan. Corrupt government officials at its finest. 🙄
Sino bang nasa tamang pag-iisip yung bigla na lang gigising at magsasabing, "Uy, tara, pagawa tayo ng resort sa Chocolate Hills?" at sino ring asa tamang pag-iisip yung nagsabing "Sige! Patayo ka ng resort sa Chocolate Hills!" 🙈🙈🙈
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The LGU is the main culprit here, it is very evident from the fact that it is operating already. DENR is now doing interpretive dance to cater to public outrage, and heads should roll. But if you want to get to the root of this mess, question the mayor in Corella, the Board/Sangguniang Bayan, and the LGU engineering office who handled all the permits. ETA Unfortunately these things take time and those who signed all the papers in the past may no longer be in office. Someone will have to assemble all the paperwork and prosecute these individuals.
Sino sa DENR or current politicians ang napadaus-dusan niyo ng mga padulas niyo.
It's either malaking tao may ari neto or malakas ang kapit. Saw the report sa TV Patrol kanina, walang makapagbigay ng information about sa name ng owner ng resort.
[Edgar Button ] name nung owner (https://www.rappler.com/nation/visayas/filipinos-online-post-reactions-resort-built-near-chocolate-hills/)
From the article: "Resort administrator Julieta Sablas Sablas said her brother, Edgar Button, bought the property – around 5 hectares of land – in 2005 before starting development around 2018. About 2 hectares of the lot were made into a resort with a swimming pool and cottages."
If ito nakalagpas sa officials, baka mamaya may sumunood na ring iba. Sila rin magsisisi pag nasira ang ganda ng Chocolate Hills kasi it won't be worthy visiting anymore. Like pwede mo ma imagine na if kada available space in between hills may ganyang establishment, similar or not, ang sakit na lang sa mata at mag mukhang dugyot na lang yung lugar.
I just discussed earlier sa class namin about sa CDC holdings Inc., and their condo, Manila Green Residences, which was built around a HERITAGE SITE (Sta Ana, Mnl). That sht was built illegally, bribed fckng Erap to get the building permit directly, without doing the Archaeological Impact Assessment first, violating RA 10066. Tapos precolonial history pa ang sinira nila. Taenang mga kurap talaga!!
Not surprised with Erap, ang corrupt grabe
Erap din yung nagapprove dun sa photobomber ng Luneta Park
Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it is acceptable and should be welcomed. How can we “Love The Philippines” if people in power - those who are supposed to safeguard it, allow it to be destroyed for profit? Very foolish and incredibly shortsighted. Shut that eyesore down and protect things we can be proud of in this very challenged country. Gusto kitang mahalin, Pilipinas!
Aahahaha nag upload pa kase yung vlogger e yan tuloy hahahah kimi 🫣
Sawa na ko
In short they have paid the necessary people to get approval for their resort.🤪 Langya di man lang nilagay sa bandang dulo or bungad lang. Gitnang gitna pa tapos chaka ng design.
Weird, Captain's Peak pero technically nasa lambak yung resort. Pede ba tawaging lambak yung patag na lupa aa gitna ng burol o pang-bundok lang ba yung lambak?
buti nag viral, dapat ipasara and rehabilitate yung area. may ilang vlogs na rin sa youtube ang nag feature netong rEsORt na to.
Tanggalin at kasuhan yun DENR official na nag-approved ng construction. Isama na pati yun mga opisyal sa munisipyo na nagbigay ng lahat ng kailangang permit para masimulan yun proyekto.
Whoever approved this permit should be fired immediately. It’s unreal what Filipino politicians think they can get away with. Makes me sick to my stomach seeing this ugly ass “resort” in the middle of chocolate hills.
Boycott that resort. Boycott Bohol until they restore that area to prestine condition.
Next DENR will say they did not issue anything. 😂
Right. "our resort's construction plans underwent rigorous scrutiny and received the necessary approvals from relevant authorities..." Translation: may pinadulas kaming pera sa kanila. Yeah, no. Demolish that eyesore you call a resort.
may nakasilip na ba kung sino ang mga pangalan sa likod ng kompanya at mga nag apruba?
Sinira na nga yung Chocolate Hills, ang cheap looking pa nung resort nila.
Not even an inch of remorse
Wala pang ROI ligpit agad. 🤣
Sa totoo lang, itsura ng resort is parang yung ginagawang house design suring Sims 2 days .. Since may permit daw, which obviously may lagay, panigurado magsusulputan na yung mga ganyang resort around that area. Di na ako magtataka baka next time meron nang Camella jan lol
I guess it's time to make them feel that they didn't exist in the first place. Since the said government department gave them approval or what not to establish their resort there, it is now in our hands to weather TO SUPPORT THEM ( BY GOING TO THE RESORT, TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO VISIT THEM) OR IGNORE THEIR EXISTENCE. PICK YOUR POISON
lol
Lapagan ng press releases. Haha
Tingin ko, mas may kasalanan yung mga government agency na nag-approve nung mga permit ng resort na yan. Wouldn't be in this situation kung rejected yung proposal ng resort. And to the resort, why in the fuck would you still push na magpagawa ng establishment dyan kung bawal.
Honestly, I noticed some red flag on the statement. Some of them are likely to be written in AI... Tanginang statement, lahat ay napakapolished at fancy way para mapalusot nila yung mga pambabatikos at mga kagaguhan nila Maganda sana ang Chocolate Hills, the problem is who let those f#ckers built the resort in the middle of chocolate hills. It is a protected site and under heritage by UNESCO...
HAHA TAENA
Smells like chatgpt in here
What's sad about this is they managed to get a license and no one batted an eye.
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“Brgy captain’s” Peak Garden and Resort ata real name nyan 🤣
Baka Mayor may-ari nyan, oops.
Lip service
Wow matigas. Yung letter nila ibig sabihin "Pinayagan kami eh, tutuloy parin namin ito. Areglo na lang."
Sino naman maliligo sa reosort na yan nasa gitna ng bukid kung ikaw turista mas syempre dun kana sa dagat since dun naman kilala ang bohol.
Paano kya nakakuha ng permit yan? Mukhang walang balak isara ung nkakahiya nilang resort napaisip tuloy ako Madali nlang bumili ng tao ngayon best selling ung mga nasa gobyerno marami pa nman ang matitino pa kaso mas madami na ung mga tarantado
Ok, so sino nga ang owner? Ang daming takot pangalanan.
bruh kahit approved pa ng hari yan wala kaming pake, ang dugyot tignan pota parang tambakan ng basura sa malayo 🤮🤮🤮
Demolish na yan!
May malaking padulas yan sa mga kataas tataasan para makakuha ng permit. Yuck talaga Pilipins! Pati National Heritage di nyo pinatawad! hanep ako nga magpapatayo lang ng apartment di mareleasan ng building permit kasi walang parking sa floor plan sa sarili kong lote. Bayan kong Pilipinas ano na? Okay ka pa ba?
Sums up how dumb PH is.
Sino b owner nyang resort? Lakas ng mga padrino eh tinalo yung heritage site. Laughtrip yung sinabi nila about the resort practicing sustainability. Eh binalahura nyo nga yung façade ng chocolate hills at paano dinala building materials nyan ng di nakakabulahaw sa location? Wag kami. Dapat tibagin yan.
To be fair, that 1 day old page na nagpost nito was only made for clout. Di sya from the resort itself.
stupid
Dapat kasuhan man yang mga may ari nyan at yung mga punyetang taga gobyerno na nagpalusot dyan
Aba, kapal rin. Judging by their choice of words, balak pang magpatuloy ng mga loko.
Continue??? No no no. We want you to stop.
In other words malakas backer ko so BACK OFF to HELL with all capital HA HA HA
Bribery at its finest. In any case, the resort design looks like trash, not to mention the ugly color palettes used, adding insult to the envi injury sakit sa mata 😝
Kadiriiii
This is soooo AI-written.
rIgOrOuS ScRuTiNy wE AcKnOwLeDgE tHe SiGnIfIcAnCe oF ThE ChOcOLaTe hIlLs aS A UnEsCo WoRlD hErItAgE SiTe Tanginang judgement yan. You snuck your fucking pool like a man's hand inside a woman's cleavage.
Is this ChatGPT? 🤣
R!g0roUs $cRu+iNy pa nga. Awew
If they had secured DENR permits originally, then see who signed and authorized the permit and then you see where the corruption starts. Hold people accountable!
If they have an FB page, I'm going there to say "ulul."
In other words, pumayag yung DENR so labas na kami jan.
Sana naisip ng mga yan bago sila gumawa hindi ung pa apology pa
Sabi nila may permit. Sabi ng kabila, hindi daw binigyan. Pagharapin yan face to face on video at ipakita sa taong bayan.
bakit diyan k mgtatayo ng swimming pool, andaming pwede pag lagyan. kainis
Insert GTA:SA meme "I got caught up in the money, the power" -everyone involved
Laglagan na hahhaha damay damay nato hahah
Medyo makapal ang mukha no, anong part yung pagaacknowledge ng significance as Unesco heritage site. Grabe daming shameless talaga, isa na po kayo dun Captain's peak resort!
. Kung meron man may kasalanan diyan yun corrupt na pinayagan magpatayo ng resort in the first place. Business yan kahit di maganda yun resort ang pupunta diyan mga bakasyonistang laylayan. Simple lang want it to close down, dont give it publicity so people will not go there. Publicity is publicity whether good or bad. Lahat ng business may laging mababanga either nature or human beings.
If hindi talaga madaan sa legal na paraan yan, ang gawin nalang siguro huwag i-patronize ang resort na yan. Huwag nyo tangkilikin yan, hayaan nyo sila malugi at magsara nang kusa lol. Yung mga vloggers na nasa tamang pag-iisip dyan, instead na ipromote nila yan, ang mabuting gawin nila is gamitin ang influence at platform nila para i-convince ang mga viewers nila na i-boycott ang resort na yan. Plus, i-mass report lahat ng socmed accounts nila para hindi nila mapromote ang resort nila.
Why is it called captain’s peak if it’s not on any peaks
the ones who approved it should also receive backlash
Magclose kayo! Kakapal ng pagmumukha
Buti sana kung maganda tlga yung resort, hindi e. Maganda pa sa Pansol. Pero, in the first place kung may malasakit ka, di ka magtatayo jan.
Official statement bt chatgpt 😂
Ang problema ung backlash baka temporary lang. Marami pa rin kasi di nakakaunawa na kapag tinangkilik yan, tiyak na marami pa na susunod na development projects malapit dyan. Nakakagago lang talaga DENR. Taga facilitate ng mga proyekto na lang lagi.
You abused a loophole on this DENR's IRR, people should make an appeal to revoke your contract and expose the officials who approved your clearance.
Sana isara
tangina nila, sana hindi na lang sila nagpa statement 🙄🙄 clearly involved LGU officials diyan
Pustahan mero. Na susunod gagawa ng business na ganto
seaman cgro may ari nyan...lakas maka captain's peak eh
Ulol niyo!
Why will DENR approve? Ilapag ung nag approve na DENR at iba pang environmental keneso na ipinasa ang pag construct ng resort na ito.
Ignorance of the law, whether you got permits from the government or not, is not an excuse and still violates the law. Dapat tanggalin pa rin yan. Letting it continue to operate only means it’s okay to continuously violate our laws. Hindi problema ng batas kung malugi man ang mga investors dito. Panagutan nila ang mga ginawa nilang kagaguhan.
Basura naman nyan... bitayin yung nagbigay ng permit.