Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
Diwalwal Stirs Anew as Big Mining Firms Threaten to Displace Thousands
By DAISY C. GONZALES, MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN & JOSE B. HERNANI
Davao Today
DIWALWAL, COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE — Abantero Angelito Velasco, 59, braved Diwalwal two decades ago when he worked as a miner in this contested gold-rush highland known for its killer landslides and murders. But Velasco eventually came to settle here, chipping the veins for gold in the dangerous mine tunnels in this village some six-hour ride from Davao City.
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