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PHILIPPINE VICE PRESIDENT SEEKS TO CURB ILLEGAL LOGGING.
MANILA, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Philippine Vice President Noli +Kabayan, De Castro called for political will to stop illegal logging, which he says, is the culprit behind the deadly flashfloods and landslides in the countryside.
During his visit to Nueva Ecija Tuesday to inspect the damage brought by typhoon 'Winnie', De Castro lamented the nation hasn't learned from the Ormoc tragedy.
It can be recalled that hundreds died in Ormoc, Southern Leyte, when flashfloods and landslides hit the town in November 1991. Officials determined that illegal logging caused the incident.
De Castro met with Nueva Ecija Governor Tomas Joson III and Quezon Province, first district Representative Rafael Nantes who both confirmed illegal logging as the cause of the flashfloods in their provinces.
As of today, more than 100 persons from Quezon Province and Cabanatuan City were reportedly killed by flashfloods caused by typhoon 'Winnie'.
As a former broadcast journalist, the Vice President said that he has been campaigning against ...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire May 21, 2005 700+ words
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...exception in dealing with cases of illegal logging, whether members of the security...Forestry and the Police in dealing with illegal logging. "Now there is a close cooperation...and the police in the eradication of illegal logging. In the past, each of these institutions...
Source: HighBeam Research, PHILIPPINE VICE PRESIDENT SEEKS TO CURB ILLEGAL LOGGING.