Another US Navy submarine arrives amid unsolved Tubbataha grounding
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Government sues victims of typhoon Pablo
Government sues victims of typhoon Pablo
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Exhibiting total disregard for the needs of typhoon victims and a strong bias against the poor, the Philippine National Police in Compostela Valley filed cases against eight leaders of typhoon victims who staged a protest action against the lack of distribution of relief goods in their area and to demand for a stop to large-scale mining and illegal logging activities.
Aquino asked to punish US Navy for violation of PH laws
Aquino asked to punish US Navy for violation of PH laws
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Like what we did with the Chinese poachers who entered the Tubbataha Reef area, the USS Guardian officials and crew should be arrested and apprehended. The Philippine government should be the one doing the direct investigation and take custody of the violators.” -- Kalikasan PNE
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Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
By MARYA SALAMAT
Progressive groups in Mindanao describe the devastation caused by typhoon Pablo as “an environmental apocalypse not simply caused by nature’s wrath but by the Aquino government continuing puppetry to foreign mining interests and the government’s greed and corruption in general.”
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Mothers of the struggle against ‘development’ aggression
Mothers of the struggle against ‘development’ aggression
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Three women from different tribes in Mindanao have come to Manila to share their stories with the hope that the national government will heed their calls.
Mining-ravaged Mindanao folk deliver ‘closure orders’ to mining TNCs, Chamber of Mines
Mining-ravaged Mindanao folk deliver ‘closure orders’ to mining TNCs, Chamber of Mines
By MARYA SALAMAT
They bring with them an urgent call as their communities continue to face the threats of large-scale mining and militarization.
Mining in Negros Occidental, a microcosm of the impact of mining in the whole country
Mining in Negros Occidental, a microcosm of the impact of mining in the whole country
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO and RONALYN V. OLEA
Do mining companies really bring about development? Do they generate sufficient employment to uplift the people from poverty? Do they practice ‘responsible mining,’ as they claim to be doing, to protect the environment? These are the very same questions the International Fact-Finding and Environmental Mission did seek to answer as the team members visited and conducted dialogues in the northern and southern parts of Negros Occidental.
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