Koronodal City – Indigenous Peoples belonging to the T’boli tribe in the remote barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato want the President-apparent Noynoy Aquino to look into their plight and demand that their ancestral domain claim be spared from extractive projects including coal mining.

SAN Miguel Energy Corp. (SMEC), the power arm of San Miguel Corp., has recently acquired the right to operate in three mining areas in Mindanao with the capacity to produce coal for 1,200 megawatts (MW) of electricity.