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Monday, September 15, 2008 (Philippines)
| A man washes a wok for the fiesta preparation of sitio Upian in Barangay Marilog, Davao City while his son urges him to play with him. (Sun.Star Davao/Stella A. Estremera) |
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A CONGRESSWOMAN from the nearby province of Davao Oriental blamed indiscriminate mining by small-scale miners as the reason behind the landslides in Maco, Compostela Valley that killed 26 people and injured 29 more.
Davao Oriental Representative Thelma Almario said that 'indiscriminate digging' for minerals caused the flashfloods and landslides.
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BHP Billiton will not back out of Mati mines
AUSTRALIAN mining giant BHP Billiton has announced that it has no plans of pulling out from the multi-million Pujada Nickel Project in Mati City, Davao Oriental even as it continues to mire in a deadlock with its Filipino partner company, Asiaticus Mining Corporation (Amscor).
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Aussie pledges aid for evacuees
THE Australian government has pledged in to send over P12 million worth of assistance to war-torn Mindanao.
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