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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has ordered the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 12 to stop an illegal mining operation in the Municipality of Magpet, Cotabato province.
The illegal mining operation was located some 10 kilometers away from the Mt. Apo Natural Park.
There is no Minahang Bayan in Magpet town or in Cotabato province, making any small-scale mining operation in the area illegal.
In a news statement, Cimatu reiterated that illegal mining activity is unacceptable.
'Whether big or small, any illegal mining activity will...