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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...Cleft Lips and Palates
March 21, 2012 ·
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...Lubanga Verdict A Victory for Humanity: ICC
March 16, 2012 ·
The conviction of Congolese war criminal Thomas Lubanga is a victory for humanity, Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said on Thursday. The Lubanga guilty judgment was the first verdict in the ICC’s ten-year history. Moreno Ocampo said it was difficult to unite the world for Lubanga because he “committed crimes […]
Read More...AETA Eco-Village Photos
March 14, 2012 ·
Residents, Various Groups Reject Subic Coal Plant Project
March 9, 2012 · By Robert Gonzaga, Inquirer Central Luzon
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines—Residents and businessmen at Subic Bay Freeport in Pampanga, as well as officials of communities surrounding the economic zone, said they do not want a coal-fired power plant in their midst.
Read More...SBMA tells Aquino: No to coal plant
March 8, 2012 · By Robert Gonzaga, Inquirer Central Luzon
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT —Residents, businessmen and officials of communities surrounding this economic zone have spoken, and the message is clear—no to a coal-fired power plant in Subic.
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...Special SBS report: Child sex tourism in the Philippines
March 3, 2012 · By Katrina Yu, diversitydiaries.com
The opening of the Clark airbase and Subic Bay naval base just three hours north of the capital Manila created the designated ‘sex hubs’ of Angeles and Olongapo City that exist today.
Read More...Poverty strangles city children – UN report
March 2, 2012 · By NEIL A. ALCOBER CORRESPONDENT
HUNDREDS of millions of children in cities across the world are growing up in poverty and enduring deprivation, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Tuesday. The report said that many children living in urban areas go through, which are in many cases concealed by statistical averages in which […]
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