ZAMBOANGA CITY: The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) on Wednesday called for an absolute end to destructive mining as it commended Environment Secretary Regina Lopez for her firm stand against open-pit mining in southern Mindanao.

Efren Aksasato, spokesman for the NDFP in Mindanao, said Lopez even stood against the giant Tampakan copper-gold project in South Cotabato province.

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