OFFICIALS of Catmon dismissed the complaint of 70 residents who petitioned against two poultry farms for four odor and proliferation of flies. Barangay Capatain Fortunato T. Ycoy belied the complaint, saying they have been conducting regular inspection in Puroks 1 and 2 where the farms are located.
Moreover, Ecosystem Management Specialist II Rufino M. Pepito and Sanitary Inspector Federico Obejas inspected the Rovin poultry farm in Purok 1 owned by Ronnie Vinluan of Pangasinan seven months ago and cleared it of any violation. Pepito’s report states that there was no bagged chicken dung stocked in the area while other dung have been applied to sugarcane fields as fertilizer. The remaining dung was covered with soil mixed with rice hull. There were also no flies nor foul odor in the area.
The other poultry farm is owned by AOG Enterprises in Purok 2. Ycoy said AOG’s facility cannot emit foul odor considering it keeps thousands of chicken heads in tunnel-vent type structures with exhaust fans. If the smell was that bad, there would have been health problems, he added.
Ycoy also observed that most of the signatures in the petitioner are from children and illiterate elderly. “Nasina lang siguro sila kay kasagaran sa petitioners mga small hog raisers kinsa walay klarong kalabayan sa hugaw sa baboy,” the barangay captain said of those who initiated the petition.
Ycoy futher credited the two poultry farms for their increased collection of realty tax from P7,000 to P17,000 and Internal Revenue Allotment from P624,000 to P870,000. The two facilities also generated employment. Catmon is located 10.5 kms. from downtown and has 233 households. by Jun Tarroza
(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Feb. 6-12, 2012)
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