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MANILA, Philippines – A month after the controversial executive order on mining policy was issued, mining players in Mindanao, a region that has one of the most minerals in the country, hold a forum on responsible mining.
Rappler’s Lala Rimando and Katherine Visconti provide a blow-by-blow account of the forum held at General Santos City on Saturday, August 11.
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