‘Pray & continue’: Death of Philippine ranger is latest in legacy of violence

Mongabay
Sep 11, 2019, 1:33 am495 ptsHot
MANILA — On his public social media account, forest ranger Bienvinido “Toto” Veguilla Jr. used to post the results of his team’s patrols on a monthly basis: the illegal loggers arrested, the chainsaws confiscated, the locals caught in the act, and the state of trees slashed for timber. It was a similar…

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