MANILA – A year after his former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez was rejected by powerful Commission on Appointments (CA), President Rodrigo Duterte said he suspects “conspiracy” behind...
President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to ban mining in watersheds and to require mining companies to plant trees...
MANILA–Ousted Environment and Natural Resources chief Gina Lopez has challenged Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez to justify his claim that mining is beneficial...
MANILA—Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said that it’s time to move on from issues that have marred the Commission on Appointments (CA) rejection of Gina Lopez’s...
Allegations of bribery in the Commission of Appointments (CA) had been raised after Gina Lopez lost her nomination as Environment Secretary last week. Occidental Mindoro Representative...
MANILA–A member of the powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) has urged Senate President Koko Pimentel to look into the allegations that “lobby money” influenced the rejection...
MANILA—Although passionate and enthusiastic, Gina Lopez was not fit for the job of being Environment Secretary, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday. Lacson, one of the 16...
MANILA 一 Some senators who were in favor of appointing Regina Lopez as Environment and Natural Resources Secretary were saddened by the decision of the Commission...
MANILA—Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez decided to ban open-pit mining in the country, noting this mineral extraction method poses long-term environmental, health, financial and...
MANILA—DENR Secretary Gina Lopez expressed elation at the Senate’s unanimous concurrence to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Tuesday, days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed...