Raided steel plant in Misamis shutdown

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered the closure of Chinese-run Philippine Sanjia-Steel Corp. after radioactive materials were found within its 22.6-hectare facility at an economic zone in Misamis Oriental province.

According to experts from the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), they detected uranium-238, thorium-228 and ...