CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) officials on Thursday served a notice of violation to a steel smelting factory in San Simon town, Pampanga province, after they found its furnace to have been emitting pollutants. The steel bars, worth at least P100 million, were found to be “substandard,” according to an Inquirer source. But video footage obtained by the Inquirer showed a truck hauling steel bars every night from Jan. 25 to 28. Ben Co, Wanchiong president, did not reply to calls asking about the notice and alleged spiriting out of steel bars ordered held by the DTI. Air qualityDTI officials also did not answer calls seeking confirmation if the sealed bars were still inside the compound.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 31, 2019 21:00 UTC