SANTA CRUZ, Zambales: Residents refused to lift the barricade here even as 11 persons, including a municipal councilor and two village councilmen, were charged for violation of the Mining Act of 1995 upon the complaint of Zambales Diversified Metals Corp. (ZDMC) Inc.

Facing charges are Santa Cruz municipal councilor Zenaida Mayor, Barangay Kagawad Raul Ecleo and Louie Mirador, Pastor Edgardo Obra, Josephine Ignacio, Concerned Citizens of Sta. Cruz (CCSC) chairman Benito Molino and secretary general Josephine Astadan, Salvador Cortes, Luisa Serrano, Christopher Marzan, and Jerome Merano.

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