Republic of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Visayas Avenue, Diliman, City

February 04, 2005

DENR MEMORANDUM ORDER No. 2005 – 04

Subject : Exempting the Makati Development Corporation from the coverage of Memorandum Order No. 2004 – 13 and authorizing the same to engage in sand and gravel, quarry and crushing Operations in the Province of Quezon

In order to help the Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH), Quezon 1st District Engineering Office meet the completion deadline of the – – Sampaloc – Road Project under the 6th ADP Road Improvement project, Contract package 6L-1, the MAKATI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MDC) is hereby exempted from coverage of M.O. 2004 – 13.

The said corporation is hereby authorized to engage in quarry and sand and gravel operations in the Province of Quezon under the following conditions.

1. Extraction activities will be limited to sources in the rivers within the municipalities of Tayabas, Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban and , and City;

2. All quarried./extracted materials shall be for the exclusive utilization of the Tayabas – Mauban – Sampaloc – Lucban Road Project;

3. MDC must possess valid existing permits to quarry and engage in sand and gravel operations issued by the LGU;

4. MDC must comply with the conditions of necessary permits required by existing laws, rules and regulations such as Quarry permits, Sand and gravel permits, Mineral Processing Permits, including the corresponding ECC; and

5. The DENR reserves the right to cancel the exemption/authorization to quarry issued in favor of MDC for violation of any of the provisions/conditions laid down in this M.O.

This Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in force and in effect until enough sources of aggregates necessary for project completion have been extracted or until the road project, or until M.O. 2004 – 13 is formally lifted, which ever comes first.

(Sgd.) MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR Secretary