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MANILA, Philippines — The farming town of Tampakan, South Cotabato is pinning its hopes on the operation of the copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) to boost its revenues, reduce the high unemployment rate and arrest the high dropout rate in its schools.

Mayor Leonardo Escobillo, an engineer, said that with farming as its main activity, Tampakan rose from a 6th class municipality to a 2nd class municipality.

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