Guv: No large-scale mining, but illegal extraction exists
By Julian Gempesaw
GENERAL SANTOS CITY—In the wake of reignited fears among residents of South Cotabato Province caused by flashfloods unleashed by Tropical Storm Kristine, Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. allayed worries of environmental damage and destruction.
Tamayo Jr. denied large-scale mining operations in the hinterlands of Tampakan South Cotabato.