Philippines: Moratorium On Mining Applications: pagtutuwid ng daan para sa minahan

Philippines: Moratorium On Mining Applications: pagtutuwid ng daan para sa minahan   "We need to have a government that will encourage sustainable use of resources to benefit the present and future generations."   This was the statement of presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda recently, as a way of explaining the suspension of processing of mining applications. According to Lacierda, the suspension “is in accordance with President Benigno Aquino III's thrust to protect the...

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