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A PARISH priest in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, has raised questions to the local government and other concerned authorities about why the illegal mining in the town’s Licabang village continues despite the issuance of a cease and desist order.Father Zacarias Alinton, parish priest of San Jose in Dumingag, said he visited Licabang village on February 2 and witnessed mining tunnels and some workers resting in their bunks.
Ligan said the cease and desist order penned by MGB Regional Director Hernani Abdon deputized the local police and municipal mayor to implement the order pursuant to existing laws.He said the small-scale miners operating in Licabang villages are members of the so-called Licabang Lumad Small-Scale Mining Association . It is also believed that there are small-scale miners from other places engaged in mining operations in Licabang village.
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