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(Eagle News) — For President Rodrigo Duterte, there was a “conspiracy” that led to Gina Lopez being rejected as environment secretary. “I think there was a conspiracy to remove her. And they did,” Duterte said in a speech during the celebration of the 31st anniversary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. According to Duterte, Lopez at that time, was “doing well.” He said she was “going against moneyed people and she was against […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 14, said he would decide on whether or not to allow open-pit mining in the country. The President made the announcement during the oath-taking of newly elected barangay chiefs in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon region in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. The President did not lift the ban on open-pit mining imposed by then-Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, after he rejected the proposal of the Mining […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Roy Cimatu as environment secretary. “Mr. President, it is my great pleasure and honor to report to the Commission, to the President, to the men and women of the (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), and to the whole nation, of the overwhelming ‘yes’ votes of the members of this Commission, confirming and affirming (the ad interim appointment of Cimatu)..,” Manny Pacquiao, […]
(Eagle News Service) — Gina Lopez’s confirmation as environment secretary has been rejected by the powerful Commission on Appointments. This was after 16 members of the 26-member commission cast clandestine votes against her. Eight member-senators voted in favor of Lopez. “It is with sadness in my heart that this committee is terminating the deliberation not in the way I wanted…To you Gina Lopez, I salute you. Take this turmoil in your life as a challenge to strive.. […]
