Philippines’ Main Coal Mine in Limbo Puts Nation’s Energy Supply at Risk
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Sheila Potestad has spent two decades working as a welder at the Philippines’ largest coal mine on Semirara Island, on the western side of the archipelago. The mother of two is employed there alongside her husband.
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