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South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. (Photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the amended Environment Code Ordinance that sought to lift the open-pit mining ban in the province. In a press conference Friday, Tamayo said he was quite surprised that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) "quickly" approved the amendments to the ordinance during a session on May 16. He was out of the country when a majority of the SP ...

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DAVAO CITY – South Cotabato residents numbering to more than one thousand joined the Diocese of Marbel and environmental groups in a protest rally calling on Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. to veto the new ordinance allowing the conduct of open-pit mining in the province. Photo courtesy of Amiel Cag

Provincial board lifts ban on open pit mining in South Cotabato Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

DAVAO CITY – The Catholic Church and environment groups have decried the approval of the ordinance in South Cotabato lifting the controversial ban on open pit mining method in the province. Residents protest against the proposed open-pit mining in South Cotabato. ( FIle photo courtesy of SAC Marb

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Jim O. Sampulna said the National Government (NG) would respect the outcome of the public hearing called by the Provincial Government of South Cotabato on the proposed amendments to the province’s Environment Code. Specifically, the proposed amendment aims to alter the policy…

DAVAO CITY – A priest in the Diocese of Marbel in South Cotabato has urged his parishioners to carefully examine candidates seeking local posts in the province as the future of the environment was at stake. While the Roman Catholic Church maintained a non-partisan stance ahead of the coming elect