The indigenous groups aimed their protests against big businesses that continue to encroach into their lands, often harming their sources of life and livelihood, their very culture and the environment.
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Lepanto Owes Workers More Than P254 M, Unions Seek Congressional Inquiry
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com MANKAYAN, Benguet — The Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMCo) owes its workers an accumulated amount of P254.37 million ($5.79 million) in unpaid wages and benefits. The total amount includes P12 million ($273 thousand) in monthly salaries and 24 months backwages, unpaid 13th month pay for 2009 amounting to around…