Gina Lopez’s family, friends pay final respects

MANILA, Philippines — Friends and family of former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez on Saturday attended her final necrological rites, days after she succumbed to brain cancer at the age of 65.

According to a report by ABS-CBN News, Lopez’s remains were brought out of the ABS-CBN compound Saturday for her interment.

Lopez, an environmentalist, served as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from June 2016 to May 2017.

During her term at the DENR, Lopez ordered the closure of at least 23 mining firms due to alleged environmental violations.

The congressional Commission on Appointments voted to reject her appointment as Environment secretary, a development that President Rodrigo Duterte described as a loss.

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