National Secretariat member of faith-based NGO Philippine Misereor Partnership, Inc. (PMPI), Edel Garingan says that Tampakan mining covers 3,900 hectares of forest land which will affect fresh water supply. He said mining operation needs 908 million liters of water to process and extract minerals from large scale mining leading to contamination of fresh water. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
