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Cimatu slams Princesa’s top cop

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Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, a retired Army general, on Friday hit the police director of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan for the "illegal" arrest and "police brutality" on his environmental officers.

He slammed Col. Marion Balonglong, expressing "outrage" for such an "isolated case."

He, however, said he still believes the incident would not affect the agency's working relationship with the Philippine National Police.

According to Cimatu, Balonglong reportedly caused the unlawful arrest and detention of eight agency employees and two others while they were doing field work in Barangay Iwahig on June 10.

“As much as I’m furious at what happened to my men, I hope this incident won’t affect the cordial relationship and collaborative partnership the DENR has with the PNP in the fight against environmental crime,” he said.

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