Ben D. Kritz
YESTERDAY, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez paid a visit to the offices of The Manila Times, and made a favorable impression. As I have said before, there is an undeniable logic in appointing a committed environmentalist to that particular post. And even though she has stirred up a great deal of controversy with her decisions to close or suspend 28 mines and cancel 75 mineral service production agreements, I hope the Commission on Appointments sees the wisdom in keeping her in the post to give her a chance to show if she can actually finish the job she has started.