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‘People power’ in protected lands in Sibuyan and Brooke’s Point

As though enjoying newfound freedom, some mining companies have aggressively expanded operations in the past several months, cutting down trees and carving roads deep into the Philippine forests, sometimes without permits from the authorities.   Riled by the reckless disregard of the law, some local folk living in protected lands have resorted to “people power” to...