THE Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a government road project at the Mount Santo Tomas watershed in Tuba, Benguet for contaminating the water supply in the area.

During a full court session presided by Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, the High Court issued a temporary environmental protection order (TEPO) stopping the implementation of the road construction project of Baguio Rep. Nicasio Aliping.

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