Environmental groups in Palawan voice their concern on the suspension of Mayor Maryjean Feliciano and the resumption of mining operations in Brooke's Point.

The Ombudsman, in a consolidated decision dated Feb. 19, 2021, issued a one-year suspension order on Feliciano after being found guilty of "oppression or grave abuse of authority" on her actions to demolish the mining-related structures of Ipilan Nickel Corp. (INC) within the watershed in 2017.

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