STA. ROSA, Laguna -- A decision on the ban of the open-pit mining in the Philippines will be decided by December, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday night.
In his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected Barangay Captains of Region 4 at the Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna, Duterte said that the mining law was an obstacle the government was facing in addressing the environmental problems in the country.
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