Tasked for destruction. Task Force Gubat sa Baha (War against Flooding) chairman and former environment secretary Roy Cimatu (in jacket) inspects on Jan. 13, 2023, with his team the part of White Knight Hotel’s parking lot that had been destroyed as it was sitting on top of the Lahug River along General Maxilom Avenue in Cebu City. Cimatu led the clearing operations against private establishments that have constructed structures on top of the city’s waterways, a violation of the three-meter easement zone. / earl padronia, file
