Reining in the Philippine Mining Industry

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 …