A DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)–led probe team has already started its investigation into the controversial construction of a resort in Bohol.

Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos confirmed that the six-man Bohol Task Force is now in the province to investigate and identify those behind the building of Captain’s Peak Resort in Sagbayan, Bohol within the famous Chocolate Hills.

Abalos said the probe team is composed of legal and technical personnel from the DILG.

Captain’s Peak Resort caught the attention and ire of the netizens after it was built right in the middle of the famed natural attraction.

The Task Force will be looking for all pertinent documents relative to the construction.

“Paano napayagan ito? Kung ito ba ay pinayagan o hindi pinayagan? At higit sa lahat ay kung sino ang dapat managot dito,” the DILG Secretary said.

The six-man probe team is tasked to look into the possible liability and accountability, as well as recommending the filing of cases against everyone involved in the construction of Captain’s Peak Resort.

Chocolate Hills is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a protected area under Proclamation No. 1037, Series of 1997 and Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992.

Abalos said those that would be found liable would be charged before the Office of the Ombudsman.

“Iyong mga may kasalanan ay sasampahan natin ng demanda sa Office of the Ombudsman,” Abalos said.

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