63 years old Melvin Bayancian, a Dibabawon-Mangowangan tribal elder in Sitio Bango, Barangay Ngan, Compostela, Compostela Valley Province calls for protest against the exploration of 12,000 hectares in the area. The Agusan Petroleum and Mineral Corporation has been granted mining rights in five barangays in Compostela. Settlers and tribal farmers demanded the cancellation of the exploration permit in a protest held in front the office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau region XI on Thursday. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
