00:00We haven't received the notice so we can only give initial reactions as of now.
00:10But we're confident of the legal remedies available to us.
00:15This contract is not an ordinary contract. This is a joint venture.
00:21So it's not a straight contract that the company paid to deliver this deliverable.
00:31But it's actually a joint effort. So it should be between DNR and Blue Star.
00:36And it's also written in the contract that when there are disputes or conflicts,
00:41you have to talk between the two parties so that you can amicably resolve it.
00:46And that's what has not been given to Blue Star.
00:51And at the end of it all, we'll see through a mountain of evidence
00:56that all of the delays, if there are any, will be traced to the fault of DNR.
01:04So I think this is very unwise and irresponsible actually for DNR to be doing.
01:11And we will take other appropriate actions, whether to take it to court or other means,
01:20for us to be able to continue our work, for us to continue to serve the nation.
01:27You know, at the onset, we think those are very flimsy excuses that they're using.
01:35I mean, look at all of the destructive activities they've done.
01:39They've done so much destruction to the environment.
01:43The mountains are destroyed, our rivers are destroyed, our rivers are destroyed.
01:52And yet, are they giving 15-day notice to come back?
01:58So I think it's very obvious that there's a vested interest here
02:04behind these moves.
02:08I believe they mentioned in my press that the space between certain government agencies has been divided.
02:20And then you'll see that the delays in the project was actually due to DNR's failure to remove the illegal occupants.
02:30So these are the occupants who don't have a contract with the government,
02:35but they claim the area, most of Lot 10, as their own private property.
02:43So for example, actually, we posted this last night, the fact check.
02:48You'll see the map of Lot 10 is already subdivided into specific families.
02:55Even quarrying companies have claims within Lot 10.
02:59Then there's a wind farm that wants to go in and build windmills inside.
03:08And so, maraming vested interests and our primary fear,
03:14and I think it's a valid concern based on the track record that we've seen,
03:20is all of our efforts here, the trees that we planted, that we took care of,
03:27the birds, the wildlife,
03:34they can no longer be taken care of the way that we've taken care of them in the past two decades.
03:44It has been two decades that we've taken care of them.
03:47We've been through a lot, I'm sure the people of the country know that.
03:51And they're also here, how hard we've fought for Masungi against all of these threats.
03:58And we know that it can't be done by those who want to come back here.
04:05So yeah, we will fight as we always have for Masungi,
04:09and we call upon all concerned government leaders,
04:13we call upon our community, we call upon the media,
04:17as well as all Filipinos to stand with us in this fight.
04:21Yeah, I think I will echo what people have been saying on the internet,
04:26as well as our Senator Cypher Dinay, as well as Congresswoman Franz Castro,
04:35have said na alam naman natin na walang track record.
04:40Unfortunately, DNR in protecting these areas,
04:44we have over 200 protected areas na walang nagaalaga,
04:48kulang ng malaki yung pangalaga,
04:51bakit sila uhaw na uhaw at laway na laway to take over something that's already broken.
04:59So I think yun yung na-establish natin dito na gumaga na yung solution dito,
05:05dahil we have an 80% biodiversity gap in biodiversity financing.
05:09So yung laki ng kulang ng budget natin at manpower,
05:13we have an average of one ranger for 4,000 hectares of protected areas.
05:18So kami, tumutulong kami sa gobyerno para maalagaan itong isang area na to out of the 200 plus na protected areas.
05:28So the fact na gusto nila mag-concentrate dito instead of other areas that need their support,
05:36yun, medyo ano yun, that is alarming, that is very, very concerning.
05:41Ngayon na, siguro ngayon nakita nila maganda na,
05:44naalagaan na namin na secure na namin as soon as possible.
05:47Secure na namin up to our own capacity.
05:52Gusto na na nilang kulin and so forcibly, again without any dialogue,
05:57without due process, they are wielding their power with impunity
06:03and they will be held accountable for that.
06:05We are very optimistic of this fight.
06:09It's been 20 years na inaalagaan namin yung lugar.
06:16There's a contract that has been signed by no less than the Secretary
06:21and ordered by no less than the President at that time.
06:25We have a mountain of evidence supporting our counter allegations against the DNR,
06:32which I don't think they have or I don't think na pag-aralan talaga na mabuti yung kanilang action na ito.
06:40So yes, we are pretty confident of the legal remedies.
06:43We're confident that we will be able to achieve justice in this situation for our rangers, for the environment.
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