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Jail mayors violating waste laws—DENR chief

Source: Inquirer.net
Manila : Philippines | 2 months ago  
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Local officials who do not comply with proper solid waste management laws should be imprisoned for the devastation their neglect caused in the flooding last week, Environment Secretary Lito Atienza said at a hearing in the Senate on Monday. �We have to put some mayors in jail,� Atienza told the...
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