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Class suit for environment protection filed in CDO By Cong Corrales February 8, 2013 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY(MindaNews/7 February)—After at least three postponements, local environmental groups finally filed Thursday a civil class suit against the city government and several others at the Court of Appeals here. Representatives of member-organizations of Sulog, headed by Bangon Kagay-an,…

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Class suit for environment protection filed in CDO
By Cong Corrales
February 8, 2013

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY(MindaNews/7 February)—After at least three postponements, local environmental groups
finally filed Thursday a civil class suit against the city government and several others at the Court of
Appeals here.

Representatives of member-organizations of Sulog, headed by Bangon Kagay-an, sought the issuance of writs of
kalikasan and continuing mandamus, with prayer for the issuance of a temporary environmental protection
order (TEPO) and/or environmental protection order.

Petitioners of the civil suit include Bangon Kagay-an chair Richard Nixon Baban, Save CDO president Ralph
Abragan, and private complainants Benjamin Contreras, Edwin Dael, Tito Noel Mora and Richie Neri Concepcion.

“This petition should help stop the plunder and destruction of our environment,” said Baban.

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