Gina Lopez vows not to spare family firm

Environment Secretary Regina Paz Lopez on Thursday said that she will not hesitate to use the full force of the law against Energy Development Corporation (EDC), a company owned by her family, which supposedly poses a threat to portions of the remaining virgin forests in Mount Talinis in Negros Oriental.

“We will look into this and I assure the public that DENR will be fair through the entire process and take into account the concerns of all,” Lopez said in response to complaints from environmental advocates and residents of Mt. Talinis.