Stories written by Redempto D Anda

PHILIPPINES: Citizens’ Raids Hauling in Smugglers, Illegal Fishers

By Redempto D Anda
Robert Chan shuffles a pile of legal briefs in his temporary office – a wooden cargo vessel that he and a team of volunteer paralegals had apprehended during an operation against smugglers of logs and other forest products from the central Philippine province of Palawan to Malaysia.
Mt Mantalingahan

ENVIRONMENT-PHILIPPINES: Mining Project Digs Up Locals’ Ire

By Redempto D Anda
Depending on who one talks to, Mt Mantalingahan is either a treasure trove of untapped minerals lying underneath the earth's crust, or a biodiversity hotspot that is home to some of the worlds rarest and threatened animals.
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