Groups tell DENR chief: ‘Shape up or step down’

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Groups tell DENR chief: ‘Shape up or step down’
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'It’s time for Secretary Yulo-Loyzaga to either shape up her act radically or step down for someone committed and capable of making the necessary changes'

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The groups, Balagbag Environmental Society, Masungi Georeserve Foundation Inc., Sibuyanons Against Mining, Zambales Ecological Society among them, released a manifesto outlining 10 demands from Loyzaga. Heidi Fernandez, executive director of Zambales Ecological Society, said they have witnessed “a disturbing pattern of neglect.”

“Our calls have seemingly landed on deaf ears. Is our DENR Secretary deaf? Or is she just pretending to be one? Regardless, we reiterate and echo:” the letter said.

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