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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

 

Class suit on energy has 
children as petitioners

Environmentalists seek to stop the EDC from pursuing geothermal exploration at Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park

By Ma.Ester L Espina, Correspondent

BACOLOD CITY: A group of environmentalists and their sympathizers have signed in their children as petitioners in filing for a temporary restraining order (TRO) as their last recourse to stop the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) from pursuing their geothermal development exploration at the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park.

The class suit has so far 170 petitioners, 55 of whom are children and includes 7-month-old, Daniel Coruna, the grandson of lawyer Andrea Si who will represent the petitioners in court.

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