In Philippines’ Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer

2020-06-12 02:29
PALAWAN, Philippines — Lawyers have condemned police officers on the Philippine island of Palawan for holding at gunpoint and arresting environmental law enforcers who visited a coastal village on June 10 to serve a vacate notice to informal settlers occupying a key mangrove area. Officers from the provincial capital Puerto Princesa, led by their chief, […]