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EDGEDAVAO
VOL. 6 ISSUE 97 • TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013
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FRUITY SEASON. Davao’s fruits will once again be the toast of the season this Kadayawan Festival. This early, fruit farmers are getting their produce ready for the Kadayawan season ahead where sales are expected to be brisk. Lean Daval, Jr.
THUMBS DOWN Dayanghirang says Council NO TO MINING. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang briefs media on the Paquibato mining controversy during yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao Annex. Lean Daval Jr.
to junk 2 mining applications By CHERRY MAE PALICTE cdp@edgedavao.net
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ITH a firm resolve despite the absence of a scientific study of its adverse effects on the environment, Councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang gave the thumbs down on the two mining applications in Davao City. “I will strongly oppose the application of two mining firms to exploit
Paquibato and Malabog,” Dayanghirang, chairman of the committee on environment and natural resources, said during the weekly Kapehan sa Dabaw in SM Annex yesterday. Dayanghirang considers the applications of Albertos Gold Corp, a multinational based in Michigan, USA, and Penson Corp “very dangerous to the environment and could greatly affect
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