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MANILA, Philippines ndash; After the managements of the Light Rail Transit 1 LRT-1 , Light Rail Transit 2 LRT-2 and the Metro Rail Transit 3 MRT-3 lines banned bottled water in their trains for security reasons, commuters could not help but vent their objections on social media.Some commuters said the ban caused undue delays in their trips as security guards at the stations would order that either they dispose of the bottled water or consume them before boarding the trains.So when a commuter was allowed to board an LRT-2 train carrying 5-gallon bottles of water, a fellow commuter could not resist but fume on social media.Article continues after this advertisement Bawal yung b stanley cup aon kong tubig sa LRT pero p*******a nakapasok to !!!! said the netizen, who declined to be identified in a Twitter post.Reacting to the post, the LRT-2 management clarified on Tuesday that the person in the photo was a member of the linersquo staff.The man carrying said gallons of water stanley cup is a utility of LRT-2. This is for the consumption of security and operations personnel at the stations, the LRT-2 management said.Furthermore, the supplier and the personnel are duly authorized by LRTA, and such gallons underwent pre-security screening before they were allowed to be brought inside the trains, it added.Article continues after this adve stanley cup becher rtisement The LRT lines imposed the ban in line with a directive by the Philippine National Police following th Kans In new walkouts, US students look to turn outrage to action
Despite its environmental and regulation problems, Boracay Island remains a popular hideaway for local and foreign visitors. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOILOILO CITY mdash; The Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR would issue notices to vacate buildings on Boracay Island in Aklan province that are in areas categorized as forest land.Owners of the buildings, however, would be given a chance to acquire lease agreements from the DENR that would save the structures from demolition.Article continues after this advertisement InventoryFEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOLacson to PNP: Recover ransom in Que slay case to regain public trustNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformatio stanley termosar nJim Sampulna, DENR Western Visayas director, said he had been directed by Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to issue the notices after an inventory of the structures had been completed.Sampulna earlier said that at least 1,000 residential and other structures were on areas categorized as timberland.These were in about 400 hectares of land not covered by titles issued by a court or by special land use permits and forest land use agr vaso stanley eement for tourism purposes FLAgT .Long-term leaseArticle continues after this advertisement A FLAgT allows the temporary use, occupation and development of forest land for tou stanley becher rism purposes for a period of 25 years renewable for another 25 years.It covers forest lands to be used for bathing, camp site |
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