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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath of office for the newly-apppointed Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu prior to the start of the 15th Cabinet Meeting at the State Dining Room of Malacañan Palace on May 7, 2017. Also in the photo is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. (Richard Madelo/Presidential Photo)

DENR’s Cimatu the right man ‘for polluters’, says group

The speedy confirmation of Roy Cimatu as the secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) only confirms that he is “the right man for big business plunderers and polluters,” an environmental group said.

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Read more about the article P10-M damage after quake jolts Lanao del Sur
Photos taken from Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office-Wao's Facebook page

P10-M damage after quake jolts Lanao del Sur

The series of earthquakes that struck Lanao del Sur on Sunday, September 24, is estimated to have caused P10 million worth of damages, the province’s Municipal Risk Reduction and Management Office said.

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Read more about the article Davao warned against churning energy from waste
NO SEGREGATION. Davao City’s implementation of the solid waste management law remains a test, as this man in Magallanes public market is seen dumping just about any kind of trash inside these bins that have been color-coded to segregate non-biodegradable and biodegradable wastes. (davaotoday.com photo by Mick M. Basa)

Davao warned against churning energy from waste

An environmental health group is warning city officials here that adopting a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) facility might do more harm than good.

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