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DENR Secretary Gina Lopez delivers a statement on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, after she was not confirmed by the CA. Photo by GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / Philippine Daily Inquirer The decision of the Commission on Appointments CA to reject the confirmation of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez was a national disaster, according to Ateneo de Davao president Fr. Joel Tabora, SJ.This is a national disaster. The CA has betrayed the environment and the nation, he said in his Twitter account.Article continues after this advertisement There has been no one who has fought more for the environment, for the good of all than Gina Lopez. It is amazing that the CA rejected one of the greatest environmentalists of our day to lead the DENR. Boooo! A great disservice to the nation, Tabora added.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for di Stanley cup website sinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderThe Jesuit priest also called it a travesty that President Dutertersquo manifest support for L stanley kaffeebecher opez did not find an echo in the entire Cabinet.Tabora urged Mr. Duterte to reappoint Lopez.Do not accept the scandal of stanley tumbler the CA vote. Mining interest do not trump the common good, he said.I ask President Digong to concurrenty lead the DENR and continue to conserve our national resources for the people, he added.Article continues after this advertisement For Fr. E Zhhh Barbers denies having ax to grind vs Pichay

MANILA, Philippinesmdash;The Bureau of Customs BOC on Thursday reported that it generated P161.35 million from the sale of 109,500 sacks of allegedly smuggled rice last Tuesday.In a statement, the BOC said it had bid out 4.675 million kilograms of imported white rice as well as 800,000 kilos of glutinous rice or known in the vernacular as malagkit via eight lots at the public auction held at the Port of Manila.BOC auctioned off the white rice at an average price of P26 per kilogram; the glutinous rice, at P49 a kilo.Article continues after this advertisement Of the 40 bidders that joined last Tuesdayrsquo auction, seven firms presented the highest bids, namely: Sta. Rosa Farm Products for two lots stanley cup ; and 1st Asia Agri Industrial Corp., Evergreen Cereal Inc., LOM Marketing, Marulau Trading, Universal Pacific Food Corp., as well as Veramar Rice Mill one lot each .FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderBureau stanley cup uk of Customs. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOWe are pleased with the results of the auction, which not only raised additional revenues for the stanleys cups but also helped declog 245 container vans from the Port of Manila. We are committed to expediting the disposition of forfeited shipments in the coming months, Mario Mendoza, acting district collector of the bureaursquo Port of Manila unit, said.Since