Thousands of Filipino children, some as young as 9 years old, risk their lives by working in illegal, small-scale gold mines under terrifying conditions and the government has not done enough to protect them, a human rights group said on Wednesday.<br /><br />Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/726891/rights-group-govt-failed-to-protect-child-miners#ixzz3nIoQITB5 <br />Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook<br /><br />Visit us at http://www.inquirer.net<br />Facebook: http://facebook.com/inquirerdotnet<br />Twitter: http://twitter.com/inquirerdotnet
