MANILA, Philippines — “You will have blood in your hands.” This was Malacaang’s message to local chief executives on Tuesday who are protecting illegal logging and mining operations in their towns.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement after Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao bared that he has ordered the crackdown against mayors who either directly or indirectly benefited from illegal mining and logging activities.
“Depending on the final results of the investigation, pupwedeng matanggal sa pwesto iyang mga mayor na iyan at pwede ring kasuhan ng kasong kriminal,” Roque said.
The Palace official then reminded the local leaders of the disastrous consequences…
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