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From: newsinfo.inquirer.net
By Melvin Gascon

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – The spate of violence in the upland village of Didipio in Kasibu town is a clear indication that the ore-rich area is now “becoming a Diwalwal,” Nueva Vizcaya Rep. Carlos Padilla said Thursday.

Padila said he feared the recent murder of Paulino Baguilat, Didipio village chief, could trigger a wave of unsolved killings due to the unrest that was caused by the mining controversy in the area, similar to what happened in the Diwalwal mining community on Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley.

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