DENR suspends Socorro 'cult' use of protected area in Surigao del Norte

The PACBRMA, signed on June 15, 2004, allowed SBSI “to develop and a conserve” 353 hectares of land located on the northeast side of Barangay Sering.

This area is also the site of the former Kapihan View Park, a tourist spot previously managed by SBSI. The activities included restricting entry into the area, building unauthorized structures, coercing teachers and government employees to resign from their jobs, putting up checkpoints, and conducting “military-like” training.Must ReadIn 2019, SBSI updated its CBRMP but DENR rejected the document due to “non-compliance to the agreement” and has not been in contact with SBSI since then, even after the agency has called out the alleged cult for its violations in 2021 and 2022.

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