In his privilege speech on Monday, Barbers asked Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and President Rodrigo Duterte to investigate Pichay for allegedly taking over the mining firm in Claver, Surigao Del Norte through illegal means. READ: Barbers denies having ax to grind vs PichayBut Pichay as the new president of Claver mining firm allegedly used the stolen corporate identity to file and win an ejectment case against the occupants of mining firm in Claver. Barbers accused Pichay of forcibly and illegally taking over the mining firm, evicting the local Mamanwa tribes who have government-approved cadastral claims over the area. Second, since he is not the lawful owner of CMDC-1, yet shipped-out minerals for material gain, this is mineral theft,” Barbers said. Pichay said Barbers has an axe to grind against him after Pichay fielded candidates against Barbers since the 2007 elections.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2016 11:58 UTC