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Escudero: Temporary suspension of quarry operations will worsen inflation

(Eagle News) — For Senator Francis Escudero, the temporary suspension of quarry operations will only worsen inflation. “Amidst the government’s efforts to control inflation, here is a policy decision from one agency that will erase whatever little gains they have achieved at reining (inflation) in,” he said in a statement. Escudero was referring to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which ordered the 15-day suspension in select areas after a landslide in Itogon, Benguet; and in […]