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PANTUKAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/23 April) – Rico Clase was awakened by a “kusog nga buto” (loud explosion) shortly before 3 a.m. on Good Friday but before he could get up to find out what it was, the bunkhouse made of
SURVIVOR. Rico Clase, 29, survived the Good Friday tragedy at the small-scale mining area in Barangay Kingking, Pantukan town in Compostela Valley province. MindaNews photo by GG Bueno
DANGEROUS STUNT. Boys dive from the roof of a ferry bound for Camiguin, hoping their stunt will make passengers throw coins into the water. The boys repeat the stunt as soon as they get the coins. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
( Third of five parts) At the national level, implementation of the protected area system has suffered from a major deficiency: lack or absence of budget. Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Kalatungan are concrete examples of protected areas in the country
