CANTILAN, Surigao Del Sur — Residents of this town have opposed Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation’s (MMDC’s) bid for a municipal resolution of no objection for a special tree-cutting and earth-balling permit amid its mining permit ending in 2027. Stakeholders, including the public, civil society groups, and members of the Catholic Church, rejected it on July 22, during the Sangguniang Bayan’s final public hearing. In a May 11, 202…
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