Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has warned big mining companies to shape up, accusing them of destroying the environment.

In his speech at his thanksgiving party in Davao City on Saturday evening, Duterte said big mining firms, particularly in Surigao del Norte in southern Philippines, have to stop the destruction.

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