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South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. (Photo courtesy of South Cotabato PIO) KORONADAL CITY - South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. has vetoed the amended Environment Code Ordinance that sought to lift the open-pit mining ban in the province. In a press conference Friday, Tamayo said he was quite surprised that the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) "quickly" approved the amendments to the ordinance during a session on May 16. He was out of the country when a majority of the SP members passed the amended ordinance. "I don't know the reason behind the quick approval; I am returning the ordinance to the SP," Tamayo said. Since the council is in recess, the governor said the matter would be discussed by the next set of provincial board members. In his veto, Tamayo invoked Section 55 of the Local Government Code (Republic Act 7160), describing the amendment as "prejudicial to the public welfare and inimical to the overall interest of South Cotabatenos.&q