PNoy urged to sack DENR, local execs in Compostela Valley
By Dennis Carcamo, PhilStar.com
January 06, 2012

 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and local government officials in Compostela Valley should be sacked over the latest landslide that killed at least 25 people, according to a ranking Church official.

Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez said these officials must be axed from their positions for gross negligence and failure to stop the illegal mining and logging activities in the area.

Gutierrez said the Aquino administration should also hold liable all the local officials concerned in protecting the natural resources in the province.

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