Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Jose Gambito has directed the provincial legal office to explore possible actions against Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials for alleged unlawful intervention in a territorial dispute between Nueva Viscaya and Pangasinan.
Gambito issued the order during a meeting of the ad hoc committee of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan attended by representatives of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA).
During the meeting, the DENR technical working group presented its evaluation report on the row over territorial boundaries between the municipalities of Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya and San Nicolas, Pangasinan.
Gambito maintained that the boundary dispute over Barangay Malico has been thoroughly resolved, affirming that Malico is officially part of Nueva Vizcaya, based on a delineation by the NAMRIA) of the DENR. However, the DENR TWG’s final report contradicted the NAMRIA survey results, recommending that these be set aside in favor of the approved cadastral maps of both municipalities.
