Provincial officials are preparing charges against Russian national Ivan Orlov after he painted a 40-meter stretch of the Asia River, causing harm to local biodiversity in Barangay Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, head of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), said Orlov’s actions violated multiple laws, including the Clean Water Act of 2004 and the Anti-Vandalism Act.

Russian national faces charges for 'painting' Murcia river rocks. (2024, September 30). Daily Guardian, p. 3.