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Church and People Call For a New Mining Law
February 23, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Bishops, priests, pastors, people from all walks of life and non-government organizations have taken a stand against the unfair, exploitative and damaging mining operations in this country. It is an important moral issue because for generations 75% of the people have endured a life of poverty and want, exploitation and injustice.
Read More...Probe Palawan mining, Ombudsman urged
February 21, 2012 · By Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Environmental protection groups on Monday asked the Ombudsman to investigate mining-related actions and decisions made by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) which, they said, had led to the destruction of the province’s forests and watersheds.
Read More...Philippine Coffee Farmers Trapped by Nestle’s Low Buying Price
February 19, 2012 · By Kristine L. Alave, Philippine Daily Inquirer
There are about 4,000 coffee farmers in Amadeo. The town used to have as much as 15,000 hectares of land devoted to the bean before pests and low coffee prices brought down the coffee industry…
Read More...Zambales gov accused of role in mining theft
February 18, 2012 · By Robert Gonzaga, Vincent Cabreza, Philippine Daily Inquirer
OLONGAPO CITY—A mining company has accused Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. of issuing mining permits to rival firms which are allegedly engaged in mineral theft. Benicio Eusebio, president of Consolidated Mines Inc. (CMI), a company based in Masinloc, Zambales, said Ebdane issued in 2011 at least six small-scale mining permits, with one covering existing chromite [...]
Read More...The lawyer’s ‘Umwelt’
February 18, 2012 · By Randy David, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Ordinary people who have been watching the impeachment trial at the Senate wonder why lawyers cannot seem to ask the most logical questions in the most direct way. Like: How much money did the Corona couple keep in the bank right up to the day they simultaneously withdrew all their deposits?
Read More...Paradise Lost to Destructive Mining
February 16, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
President Aquino plans to issue a historical Executive Order (EO) to regulate the mining industry to protect the environment and the rights of the people. A strict order is needed and hopefully, it will levy at least a 20% tax on mining profits.
Read More...Marcopper Mining Disaster
February 13, 2012 · , umich.edu
For over 30 years, the Marcopper Mining Corporation has been operating on Marinduque Island in the Philippines. The mine operations there have caused innumerable troubles; serious health and environmental problems have placed the community at risk.
Read More...Resistance to destructive mining operations in the Philippines
February 12, 2012 · By IBON Foundation
A massive campaign against destructive foreign and corporate mining is underway. Hundreds of thousands of families who have suffered the deleterious effects of mining are now up in arms against these plunderous corporations.
Read More...Testimony of Columban Father Sean Martin on Environmental Secrets Revealed
February 10, 2012 · By Sean Martin
Father Sean is standing with the people to oppose destructive mining and to protect the environment.Here is his personal testimony in regard to the legal action and the environment situation in parts of Mindanao.
Read More...Valentines Day, Yet Again
February 10, 2012 ·
It is Valentine’s day yet again and it is time to think about the meaning of life and love. The media and most of society will be absorbed with the romantic emotions of human attraction and their connotations and sexual innuendoes. They are not in themselves the essence of a loving relationship. They are the [...]
Read More...Alleged child sex abuse victim speaks out at Vatican
February 7, 2012 · By CNN Wire Staff
An Irish woman who detailed her own harrowing experience of child sexual abuse at the hands of a priest spoke out during a Vatican symposium on Tuesday, telling church officials that an apology was not enough. “Those fingers that would abuse my body the night before were the next morning holding and offering me the [...]
Read More...Vatican prosecutor warns on Asia child abuse problem
February 6, 2012 · By Dario Thuburn, Agence France Presse
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican’s top anti-abuse prosecutor has warned that the Catholic Church in Asia is falling behind in the fight against pedophilia due to cultural differences over what constitutes child abuse. “The problem is very accentuated in Asia,” Archbishop Charles Scicluna told reporters
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