"I'll be so blatant to say the Philippines is unfit for mining"

Environment secretary wants to heal the land

Benguet Corp’s Santa Cruz nickel project is on the list for closure due to alleged environmental violations

She told Reuters she would not reconsider her decision to shut down 23 of the country’s 41 mines and suspend five others.

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