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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte ordered mining companies to conduct tree planting projects and threatened to ban all open pit mining next year. The Southeast Asian nation's mining sector has been under fire by the government for environmental damage and alleged violations that include building mines in prohibited areas like watersheds. The fiery leader said miners should make an extra effort to plant trees in areas denuded by mining and he said, "I want trees as tall as me in six months. If there is none, consider your permit revoked. Do not wait for the day of your sorrow." [Source: Yahoo! News]
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