Ipinasa ng House committee on natural resources ni Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani T. Zarate ang panukalang gawing mining-free ang North Cotabato.
Ipinadedeklara rin na wala nang tatanggaping mining application sa mga lugar na idineklara bilang no-mining zones.
Si Zarate ang may-akda ng House Bill 1618, na layuning ideklara “as closed to mining application those areas declared by local government units (LGUs) as no-mining zones, amending for the purpose Republic Act 7942, also known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.” (Bert de Guzman)
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