DAVAO CITY — Lawmakers have initiated moves to declare Davao City as mining-free zone after passing a resolution on the same day it approved a coal-fired power plant.
The legislative measure passed on Monday sought to ban both open-pit and underground mining which have been described as having “potential negative impact on the environment both during the operations and for years after the [mines are closed].”
The resolution, however, exempts quarrying for limestone, as well as sand and gravel from the ban.
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By: J. B. Escovilla, L. O. Pacardo and R. S. Sarmiento
Source: Business World, December 15, 2011
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