The city government has halted all treasure hunting activities in the city to protect the environment. Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong will not allow treasure hunting as it can seriously damage the stability of excavated areas. Previously, a treasure hunting permit was issued for an area near Baguio Convention Center and University of the Philippines College Baguio, but the mayor has stopped this to preserve the city's environment.
The city government has halted all treasure hunting activities in the city to protect the environment. Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong will not allow treasure hunting as it can seriously damage the stability of excavated areas. Previously, a treasure hunting permit was issued for an area near Baguio Convention Center and University of the Philippines College Baguio, but the mayor has stopped this to preserve the city's environment.
The city government has halted all treasure hunting activities in the city to protect the environment. Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong will not allow treasure hunting as it can seriously damage the stability of excavated areas. Previously, a treasure hunting permit was issued for an area near Baguio Convention Center and University of the Philippines College Baguio, but the mayor has stopped this to preserve the city's environment.
The city government shall halt all treasure hunting activities
of individuals or groups in any part of the city to ensure the appropriate preservation and protection of the city’s state of the environment. Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong said under his watch, no treasure hunting activity will be conducted in any part of the city as this has serious negative impact to the state of the city’s environment, especially the stability of the dug-up areas. Earlier, the National Museum issued a treasure hunting permit to a certain Eliseo Cabusao to conduct treasure hunting within the vicinity of the Baguio Convention Center (BCC) and the University of the Philippines College Baguio (UPCB) to recover a huge volume of gold bars allegedly left by the members of the Japanese Imperial Army in the said area based on the survey previously conducted in the said place. The former members of the City Council gave consent to the treasure hunting activity for a limited period of 60 days and mandated the treasure hunter to restore any damaged area to its original state aside from posting a bond to the city government to answer for any damages that will be inflicted by the activity to the area that have to be dug up.