DUMAGUETE CITY—Government officials and residents of Sta. Catalina town in Negros Oriental province were demanding from the national government to put a stop to the mining exploration in Sitio Tarog, Barangay San Francisco of the municipality. Sta. Catalina Mayor Peve Ligan said the mining exploration was not only damaging to the environment but has also put at risk the lives of residents in area.'My administration never gave the go signal for a mining exploration in our place. In fact, we are against it,' she told reporters on Monday.

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