Topic: Mining
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 [...]
Read More...Vendetta from the Chamber of Mines
February 27, 2012 · By Bernie Lopez, Eastwind journals Opinyon Magazine
A two-day International Conference on Mining in Mindanao is held at Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) conducted by the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines with a theme “Mina para sa Nasudnong Interes sa Katawhang Pilipino.”
Read More...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...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...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.
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