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Read more about the article ‘Horrifying’: Lopez says 37 of 75 MPSA to be cancelled are in Mindanao
Environment secretary Gina Lopez announces on Monday, Oct. 24 that the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources will no longer accept new mining permit applications. Lopez attnted a dialogue with the leaders of the indigenous and Moro peoples alliance, Sandugo, at the University of the Philippines Diliman. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

‘Horrifying’: Lopez says 37 of 75 MPSA to be cancelled are in Mindanao

Mindanao watersheds have 37 mineral production sharing agreements, a number which Environmental Secretary Gina Lopez described as “horrifying.”

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Read more about the article NDRRMC: 8 dead, more than 1,000 houses damaged in Surigao quake
Surigao City airport was greatly damaged by magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit Surigao Province on February 10, 2017. The damage prompted the airlines to divert the flights to Butuan City. (Rey Baniquet/Presidential Photo)

NDRRMC: 8 dead, more than 1,000 houses damaged in Surigao quake

There are now eight fatalities in Surigao City after the 6.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the province of Surigao del Norte.

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Read more about the article Green group hits Palace’s ‘flip-flop’ on mine closure  
Environment advocate Gina Lopez accepted the offer of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. (Photo by Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment)

Green group hits Palace’s ‘flip-flop’ on mine closure  

Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment statement came as the Duterte administration reportedly stopped the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ closure and suspension orders to some 28 large-scale mining operations to “observe due process.”

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