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Unchecked logging, land conversions worsened Iloilo floods
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Experts blame the worst flooding experienced in Western Visayas mainly on deforestation and the conversion of agricultural lands to subdivisions and commercial areas.
Jerry Bionat, executive officer of the Iloilo Provincial Disaster Coordinating Council, said logging activities should be investigated because rampaging waters that inundated entire villages carried logs.
Mayor Isabelo Maquino of [...]
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