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DILG: Dismissal of Malay, Aklan mayor over Boracay mess should serve as “warning” to other local chief executives

(Eagle News)–The dismissal of Malay, Aklan Mayor Cicero Cawaling should serve as a “warning” against local executives they should be “proactive” and take steps to protect  and preserve the environment in their respective localities, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, local public officials should not wait for cases to be filed against them, and should “serve as local ‘Avengers’ because disaster risk reduction and protecting the ecological health […]