ARMM calls for stop to destructive mining

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Regional Legislative Assembly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has asked the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to issue an order stopping all destructive mining activities in the five provinces under the ARMM, especially in Tawi-Tawi, where nickel mining has severely affected the environment.

Assemblyman Hanibal Tulawie, the chairman of the Committee on Environment and Ecology, said a resolution was passed on Wednesday asking the DENR in the ARMM to immediately issue a “cease-and-desist” order on all mining companies operating in the region.