Agusan del Norte Governor Angel Amante-Matba reiterated her call for mining companies to shape up as she vowed to support the Duterte administration's efforts to purge the "undesirable" mining operators in her province.

Amante-Matba asserted that mining operations in her province were operated and managed by responsible miners and urged the government to assist her in setting up a more stringent regulatory mechanism to further pursue best practices among mining companies operating in Agusan del Norte.
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