By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (246 kms north of Manila) — The people of Bakun deplored regional government agencies for inaction on their opposition to mining explorations in Bakun. They decided not to have a forum with the members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP or Provincial Council) of Benguet during…
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Indigenous Peoples in Bakun Oppose Entry of Aussie Mining Firm
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat.com LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Some 250 indigenous peoples, mostly of Kankana-ey-Bago tribe, from Gambang, Bakun successfully stopped the supposed signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) that will pave the way for the entry of Australian mining firm Royalco Philippines Inc. into their ancestral territory. The Bakun…
Mayor Yields to People Power, Rejects Mining Exploration
Residents of a small village in Bakun town, Benguet province proved that there is power in numbers as their concerted action led the town mayor to act in their favor affirming their stand against the Royalco Philippines mineral exploration project. BY LYN V. RAMO Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BAKUN, Benguet (336 kms. north of…