THE Ombudsman ordered some local officials from the Visayas to explain the illegal operation of dumps within their areas.
Investigators from the Environmental Ombudsman Program are conducting an in-depth fact-finding investigation into illegal dumps being maintained in the provinces of Iloilo and Aklan.
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Those asked to explain were local officials from Iloilo’s Banate Ajuy, Sara, Sta. Barbara and Concepcion towns, and Aklan’s Nabas, and to attend a series of clarificatory hearings. A hearing is set on Sept. 16 in Cebu City.
