Small-scale mining is a lucrative business but is, unfortunately, also a very risky occupation. In the Philippines, small-scale and pocket mining is practiced in more than 30 provinces, employs up to 500,000 miners, and supports the livelihood of another two million people across the nation. The undeniable hazards and dangers that…
TUBA, Benguet Residents in remote villages of Balococ and Goldstream in Barangay Camp 4, Tuba, Benguet, are appealing to the government for better access roads.
Photo via Zaldy Comanda
Barely a week from now, more than a 100 elementary students in the said villages will be attending face-to