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The No to Mining in Palawan Movement is an advocacy aiming to put half to mining in the Philippines. Part of the campaign is visiting different schools and universities to encourage people to sign the petition against mining. The study aimed to identify the selected Ateneo de Davao University students' perception on mining after the movement visited the university. It also aimed to identify the students' level of awareness and participation in the said movement. The study also intended to find out if there is relationship between awareness and participation, awareness and perception and participation and perception. The study grounded on the Agenda setting theory, assumes that the media has the ability to impose great influence on what the public believes to be important.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Humanities
Authors	Almeria, Geneva Shaula R., Jadali, Sabet Farrideh A., Lactoen, Edward C., Melendez, Marie Florienne., Yutiamco, Maybelle Anne C.
Page Count	1
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 4, 2013
Tags	mass communication

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