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Newly appointed DENR chief Cimatu: I will do my best to protect the environment

  (Eagle News) — Newly appointed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu promised to do his best “to protect the environment in all its forms,” but at the same time asked that he be given time to “scan and study the terrain.” “I will try to do my best as President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s point man in the daunting task of protecting our environment in all its forms – from the mines to the lakes and rivers to the forests […]

President Duterte appoints Cimatu as new DENR chief

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday afternoon, appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Roy Cimatu as the new Department of Environment and Natural resources (DENR) secretary, replacing Gina Lopez. Agricultural Secretary Manny Pinol said in his Facebook post that President Duterte introduced Cimatu to the cabinet as the neweEnvironment chief. Pinol wrote that President Duterte said “Let us put an end to all speculations” when  he announced […]