Tags: Benguet Mining Action Alert Network

By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — “The people do not like the construction of a tailings pond here as this will cause pollution and destruction to our lands,” said Ernesto Dalang Jr. of the Gold Creek Amty Association. On the morning of September 19, more than 200 residents from different sitios of Ucab,…

By ALDWIN QUITASOL NORTHERN DISPATCH Posted By: Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — With the continuing entry of mining corporations in Benguet, the Benguet Mining Action Alert Network (BMAAN) vowed to further safeguard their homeland against development aggression projects. The BMAAN is composed of indigenous peoples, peasants, church workers, industrial workers, officials from the local government units…