Topic: Mining
New mining rules give PHL edge over exploiters of mineral resources
September 13, 2012 · , MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB, GMA NEWS September 12, 2012 5:26pm
All mining activities in the Philippines are going to be advantageous to government, an official said Wednesday, citing the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the executive order covering the industry. Revenue-sharing is one of the highlights of EO 79 as it tackles income for for government, Leo Jasareno, director of the Bureau of Mines [...]
Read More...BARRICADE VS LEPANTO DEFIES NCIP-LED POLICE Guns versus pine wood, police versus women and children
August 30, 2012 · , http://opinyon.com.ph/index.php/columnist/read/barricade-vs-lepanto-defies-ncip-led-police-guns-versus-pine-wood--police-versus-women-and-children
[This article is based on a field trip hosted by the Cordillera People’s Alliance (CPA), which leads the opposition against large scale mining and supports small- scale mining in the Cordillera mountain province.] ON JULY 24, 2012, a composite of about 30 armed policemen and Lepanto Mines security guards led by National Commission on Indigenous [...]
Read More...The Presidential Mining E.O.
July 12, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Presidential Executive Order (EO) outlining the administration’s policy on mining is something to be welcomed as it shows a positive concern in protecting sensitive ecological areas that could be adversely affected by mining, especially the horrific open pit-mining that rips out the heart and soul of mountain-sides and forests, and does untold ecological damage. The [...]
Read More...German group urges probe of abuses near mines
July 6, 2012 · , "German group urges probe of abuses near mines", March 19, 2012, http://philippines.ucanews.com/2012/03/19/german-group-urges-probe-of-abuses-near-mines
A GERMAN fact-finding group has appealed to President Benigno Aquino to look into alleged mounting human rights abuses near mining communities in the Philippines. The group, headed by Michael Reckordt of the Philippinenbeuro (Philippine Office), told journalists Friday that the presence of government soldiers in mining communities in the Cordilleras and Mindanao are sowing fears [...]
Read More...The Dangers of Coal-Burning Power Plants
June 28, 2012 · , Colley, Julie. Tuesday, 01 November 2011."The Dangers of Coal-Burning Power Plants". Retrieved from http://ecohearth.com/eco-zine/green-issues/401-the-dangers-of-coal-burning-power-plants-.html
Coal has been an integral part of American power generation since the late 1800s. While that technology has in some ways benefited our society, we now recognize the ecological hazards and health risks associated with using coal as an energy source. Coal by itself is not harmful; however, the byproducts of burning coal raise serious [...]
Read More...A Victory Just and Right
May 10, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
It was a blistering hot day in November 2009 when I went to the protest picket line outside the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).There were about forty people on hunger strike in tents led by father Edwin Gariguez. He is a servant-leader dedicated to empowering the Mangyan indigenous people of Mindoro, to [...]
Read More...The Tampakan Mine has a High Potential for Loss of Life and High Environmental Damage if the Facilities fail
March 24, 2012 · By Working Group on Mining in the Philippines
Our working group have repeatedly warned Xstrata about the dangers of the Tampakan SMI mining project [1] and commented on the inadequate environmental studies but they have failed to listen. We are told that they have not even consulted the current Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. The result is that the proposed Tampakan mine [...]
Read More...Mining ban eyed in 78 ecotourism sites – Aquino
March 19, 2012 · By Chichi Conde, InterAksyon.com
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III said the government is poised to ban mining in 78 ecotourism sites in the country.
Read More...PNoy: Gov’t not keen on total mining ban
March 19, 2012 · By Rappler.com
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is not keen on imposing a total ban on mining activities in the Philippines but insists that the government deserves its “fair share” of the revenues from mining. “We don’t think banning altogether is the solution… We want to ensure that we get a fair share,” Aquino told [...]
Read More...Network of Civil Society Organizations bare 6-point policy considerations for PNoy’s Executive Order on Mining
March 6, 2012 · , Philippine Misereor Partnership Press Release
“Promulgate a new mining policy now”. This was the call made by the Philippine Misereor Partnership at the close of its 3 day General Assembly…
Read More...Leaked presidential document on mining puts industry in tizz
March 4, 2012 · , Sunday Examiner
HONG KONG (mabuhay) : Claims that a leaked document form the office of the president of the Philippines, Noynoy Aquino, entitle, institutionalizing and Implementing Reforms in the Philippine Mining Sector, Providing Policies and Guidelines and for Other Purposes, the threatens to clean up the roughshod practices of the industry, have put various interest groups in [...]
Read More...Mining pulling the wool over eyes of public
March 4, 2012 ·
HONG KONG (mabuhay) : An advertising campaign launched by the Chamber of Mines and the Chamber of Commerce and industry in response to a leaked document from the office of the president of The Philippines, Noynoy Aquino, threatening to clean up the industry, has prompted a detailed a detailed response from Mining Watch Canada, indigenous [...]
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