Councilor in Palawan Remembers Former DENR Sec Gina Lopez Warning About Nature
A councilor in Palawan remembered the lectures of late and former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secretary Gina Lopez.
After their town experienced flooding following the recent downpour, Puerto Princesa Councilor Elgin Robert L. Damasco recalled Lopez’s point about caring for Mother Nature. Damasco believes Lopez was not wrong in her environmental efforts.
“Naalala ko si former DENR Secretary Gina Lopez. Hindi siya nagkamali sa kaniyang pananaw,” ani Damasco, na ang tinutukoy ay ang pilosopiya ni Lopez na pangalagaan ang kalikasan dahil matindi ang balik o ganti nito sa sangkatauhan,” he wrote.
“Mga kababayan natin sa Brooke’s Point at karatig Bayan. Nasa kamay ninyo nakasalalay ang kaligtasan ng inyong Bayan, mamamayan at ng inyong mga pamilya,” he added in his post.
Netizens, particularly those from Puerto Princesa, appear to agree with this. According to them, the cause of the sudden floods is a combination of local activities such as mining and illegal logging.
Lopez was a philanthropist and environmentalist from the Philippines. During Lopez’s term, she shut down many mining businesses that she said were seriously harming the environment.
Lopez was selected by former President Rodrigo Duterte because of her advocacy and legacy in nature and environmental protection. Lopez did not complete her tenure after being “dismissed” from the Commission of Appointments (CA) hearing purportedly owing to “controversial policies” and “alleged incompetence”.
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