Pacquiao, chair of the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) committee on environment and natural resources, told reporters that such was the sense he gathered from his colleagues in the bicameral body. May chance naman, pero 50-50 eh (There’s a chance, but it’s 50-50),” Pacquiao told reporters after his committee held a caucus Monday. There has to be due process,” Pacquiao said. Operations of these mines, however, continue as Lopez’s order is under appeal, with the MICC undertaking a review on President Rodrigo Duterte’s orders. Pacquiao said Lopez would be given a chance to respond when hearings continue in May.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2017 07:46 UTC