Pakil mayor: LGU lacks power to enforce NHCP order on hydro project

LUCENA CITY — The municipal mayor of Pakil, Laguna clarified that the local government unit (LGU) has no legal authority to implement the cease-and-desist order (CDO) issued by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) against the proponent of the controversial 1,400-megawatt Ahunan Pumped Storage Hydropower Project (APSHP).

“Although the local government unit received ...