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CBNC said it has completed the project’s requirements and yet the project has been put on hold for the past three years because the NCIP has not issued the necessary certificate required by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, an attached agency of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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Angara’s move is being backed by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) which called on the DENR to review the possible impact and dangers posed by the mettalurgical facility.


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