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Council racing to stop mining in Davao

City Councilor Danny Dayanghirang said the Council needs to firm up a resolution in the next two weeks before it's too late to oppose the entry of two mining companies in Paquibato district, this city. Otherwise, "(M)aybe we will wake up and see the companies excavating the mountains," he said.

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Read more about the article Council shrugs off Paquibato folks’ appeal
BEING VOCAL. A woman farmer from Davao City’s Paquibato District expresses condemnation against the continuing encampment of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel amid a civilian populace within their communities at Tuesday’s march rally marking the Peasants’ Month. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Council shrugs off Paquibato folks’ appeal

The farmers expected their distress calls to be heard but the City Council session ended Tuesday without a resolution, as the councilors prioritised the approval of a new liquor ban.

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