PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Wednesday cited a controversial mining firm owned by one of the Liberal Party’s (LP) campaign contributors, businessman Eric Gutierrez, and party stalwart, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, for practicing “responsible and sustainable” mining amid illegal mining accusations that hounded the firm.

Gutierrez and Erice are the top honchos of SR Metal Inc. (SRMI), which had been previously accused to have violated the conditions of their small-scale mining permits since 2005.

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