Not a single mining company ordered suspended by then-Secretary Regina Lopez of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been fined by the Duterte administration for damages to the environment.

DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu was referring to at least 22 mining companies ordered suspended by Lopez for violations of the Mining Law.

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