Environment Secretary Gina Lopez is recognized as a “Woman of Courage” on Friday, March 10, by GABRIELA, for her “standing up for the general welfare of women, indigenous peoples and the Filipino nation vis-à-vis encroaching interests of commercial despoilers of the environment.” ###
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez (seated, center) responds to Mr. Manuel Galvez (seated, right) of the United Filipino Consumers and Commuters during the first day of her CA confirmation hearing held Wednesday, March 8, at the Senate. Galvez opposed Lopez’s confirmation as DENR secretary alleging that the air quality monitoring stations purchased by the DENR were “not calibrated and are not giving correct data”. Lopez said equipment were purchased before her time but nonetheless recognizes the problems that were stated by Galvez, stressing that the DENR “has already investigated the matter and taken steps.” ###
Secretary Gina Lopez (seated, center) responds to issues posed by Dr. Carlo Arcilla (seated, right), director of the National Institute of Geological Sciences at University of the Philippines Diliman and an oppositor to her confirmation as DENR secretary, about the two Lopez-owned companies, the First Philippine Industrial Corporation and First Balfour. Lopez says that “there are no sacred cows” and that her family’s companies “will be treated just like everyone else.” ###
Environment Secretary Gina Lopez (seated, center) reads some provisions from the Philippine Mining Act to underscore that her action on erring mining operations was consistent with the DENR mandate to protect the environment, during the Commission on Appointments hearing held Wednesday at the Senate. Lopez issued closure orders to 23 mining operations following a nationwide mining audit. ###
Day 1 of the Commission on Appointment (CA) hearing for the confirmation of Secretary Gina Lopez, March 8, 2017
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