58th mine safety week met with protests
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Northern Dispatch | Nov 19, 2012
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Probe reveals massacre of Blaan family ‘premeditated’
Probe reveals massacre of Blaan family ‘premeditated’
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
“The victims were unarmed and helpless, as most of them were still sleeping. It was only the elder son who was awake and in school uniform, sipping coffee outside the hut and who can be clearly seen and identified by the soldiers and yet they still fired at Jordan.”
Green groups, indigenous peoples hold ‘Mines UNSafety Week’
Green groups, indigenous peoples hold ‘Mines UNSafety Week’
By MARYA SALAMAT
"As the government and mining companies brag of mines safety during their mining conference this week, we reiterate our position against destructive mining and its accompanying militarization and human rights violations.”
Canadian PM Harper met by protest of environmental groups
Canadian PM Harper met by protest of environmental groups
By MARYA SALAMAT
‘If Harper truly respects the Filipino people’s sovereignty, he should be instrumental in the immediate pullout of Canadian mining corporations. We ask him to ‘mine his own business,’ if their capital will not benefit our communities and be detrimental to our ecological integrity and community welfare.’ – Kalikasan
See also: Open letter of Filipino groups in Canada to Canadian PM Harper
Pangasinan residents urge suspension of governor
Pangasinan residents urge suspension of governor
By MARYA SALAMAT
It is a different kind of Halloween for the residents of coastal towns of Pangasinan. For them the scare is real and takes the form of black sand mining.
Anti-mining, anti-illegal logging activist survives ambush
Anti-mining, anti-illegal logging activist survives ambush
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Dr. Isidro Olan, executive director of Lovers of Nature Foundation, alighted from his vehicle because logs were blocking the road; when he did, the would-be-assassins fired at him hitting him on the right shoulder.
Indignation mounts over massacre of anti-mining family
Indignation mounts over massacre of anti-mining family
Indignation mounts over massacre of anti-mining family (Text and photos by JHUN DANTES / Bulatlat.com)
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
Anti-mining activist slapped with libel case for Facebook post faces death threats
By INA ALLECO R.SILVERIO
A few days after anti-mining activist Esperlita Garcia posted bail for a libel case filed against her on the basis of her Facebook post, her daughter reported that two men and a woman came to their house looking for her.
From paradise to wasteland: Environmental destruction, rights violations abound in Bicol’s mining industry
From paradise to wasteland: Environmental destruction, rights violations abound in Bicol’s mining industry
"There is no truth to the claims of mining companies that they bring development and progress to the lives of the residents or to the local economy."
Philex’s 20 MT mine waste spill, ‘An act of God, or Greed?’
Philex’s 20 MT mine waste spill, ‘An act of God, or Greed?’
By MARYA SALAMAT
Aside from the fact that Philex is not taking responsibility for what appears as its negligence at readying a replacement for the expired TP3, the company has also been claiming that the contents released by its mine tailings dam are harmless 'sediments.'
Stop impending magnetite mining in Ilocos, groups ask CA
Stop impending magnetite mining in Ilocos, groups ask CA
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Altamina Exploration Resources Inc.’s six exploration permits were converted to a Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement, providing it with an assurance that it could recover its capital outlay in five years.
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