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Mining a bane to the environment

By Antonio M. Claparols | November 7, 2004 - 12:00am

In a bid to resuscitate a moribund mining industry that will help the country’s economy, President Arroyo signed last September the government’s Mineral Action Plan (MAP) which signaled what is now becoming...

Agriculture