Anti-mining campaign gaining ground in Ilocos

Anti-mining campaign gaining ground in Ilocos

By JOAN GARCIA
Defend Ilocos, a broad network opposed to mining, filed for a Writ of Kalikasan before the Supreme Court to put a stop to magnetite mining in the Ilocos region saying that previous mining operations have already caused massive beach erosion and flooding.

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