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Villagers remember antimining leader

Memorial for Councilor Armin Marin

By Niña Catherine Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer
07/17/2008

SAN FERNANDO, Sibuyan Island – Every morning, Perlita Rodaje, 67, waters the flowers around the bust of Armin Marin which was built on the exact spot where Marin was killed on Oct. 3, 2007.

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