The chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources on Saturday announced the holding of a probe on large-scale mining projects affecting the ancestral lands of national minorities.

“With the urgent requests and recommendations of our affected national minorities, we will initiate a series of onsite investigations on big mines and other destructive projects,” said Bayan Muna party list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate during the committee’s legislative forum.

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