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Reining in the Philippine Mining Industry

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Mar 15, 2017
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Justina Yu, the mayor of an obscure town in Davao Oriental Province, has had a passion for the environment since she moved to a rural town in Mindanao on her wedding day five decades ago. In her new home she had a view of a mountain that she felt was calling her, watching it shrouded by mist, and she was drawn to protect it.

In doing so, Yu has become a …

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