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By Carolyn O. Arguillas
May 21, 2012

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 May) – Small-scale miners in Pantukan town will stage another barricade this week if municipal and provincial officials do not act on the demands raised during the barricade at Kingking Bridge Thursday last week in Compostela Valley, Juland Suazo, spokesperson of the environment group, Panalipdan, said.

Among the demands is the revocation of a barangay resolution endorsing the mining project  of the Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor), claiming this is detrimental to the environment and livelihood of  residents of Pantukan and would displace small-scale miners operating in the area, Juland Suazo, spokesperson of the environment group, Panalipdan, said.

Compostela Governor Arturo Uy told MindaNews in a text message Monday that he had informed RobertoYugo,  the barangay captain of Kingking, to have the resolution revoked.

“He should revoke that because that is contrary to our firm policy that the small-scale miners should not be displaced,” Uy said.

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