THE municipal government of Lobo, Batangas, considered one of the country s 18 biodiversity hotspots, is asking state agencies to cancel the permits of a mineral extraction and processing company for violating environmental laws and local ordinances.
The Office of the Ombudsman ordered Lobo, Batangas Mayor Lota Manalo and her husband, Vice Mayor Gaudioso Manalo, to answer the complaint filed by a corporation for alleged violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the Anti-Red Tape law.
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