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Philippine President repeats desire to 'close all mining' after landslides

17th September 2018

By: Reuters

  

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MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday repeated his desire to shut all mines in the country following deadly landslides that some government officials and large miners said have been exacerbated by illegal small-scale mining.

"If I were to try to do my thing I will close all mining in the Philippines," Duterte said, presiding over a televised meeting of the government's disaster response team two days after a powerful typhoon struck.

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu earlier on Monday ordered all small-scale mining stopped in the Cordillera region, where landslides killed 24 people.

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