Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → April → 16 → Duterte’s new mining order disastrous to environment—groups Duterte’s new mining order disastrous to environment—groups BY RAYMUND VILLANUEVA President Rodrigo Duterte lifted the nine-year moratorium on new mineral agreements, earning warnings from various groups of further corporate plunder of the environment and more natural disasters. Bayan Muna Representative Eufemia Cullamat said she is dismayed with Duterte’s decision that would most likely result in the worsening of the environmental crisis in the country. “Instead of putting a stop to environmental destruction that causes disasters, he is allowing further exploitation of our natural resources,” Cullamat said.