BAGUIO CITY — A proposed batching plant project in Barangay Beckel in La Trinidad, Benguet, has been dropped after its developer surrendered his environmental clearances amid strong community opposition. In an August 3 online post, La Trinidad Mayor Roderick Awingan said Ben P. Cayabas, owner and proprietor of Datanian’s Batching Plant, which was being put up along the Baguio-Ambuklao Road, formally requested the cancellation of his environmental compliance certificate issued by the Environmental Management Bureau, which paved the way for its construction. According to Awingan, Cayabas also declared that he would no longer pursue the development, construction and operation of the […]...Keep on reading: Batching plant developer backs out over Benguet town objections