By MARYA SALAMAT
The People’s Mining bill embodies the people’s aspirations on how mining could benefit the people.
Sidebar: John Arcilla, actor, environmentalist attends Peoples’ Mining Conference
Conference renews push for Peoples’ Mining Bill
Tags: Mining Act of 1995
Proposed executive order on mining deceptive – KMP
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) today assailed Malacañang’s draft executive order on the mining industry saying “the draft EO is deceptive.” “The anti-people and anti-environment Mining Act of 1995 remains as the political backbone of Malacañang’s draft EO on the mining industry. This…
Mining-related deaths, destruction haunt celebration of Mine Safety Week
By MARYA SALAMAT
“With the celebration of Mine Safety Week, the mining industry portrays itself as a socially responsible industry, but in truth it is nothing but a self-serving, destructive and exploitative industry.” – Kakay Tolentino, Dumagat spokeswoman of Katribu Partylist.
Mining Law that respects indigenous peoples proposed In House, Senate
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (September 13, 2011) – Claiming to respond to lingering issues over the passage of Mining Act of 1995, an Indigenous Peoples-responsive law is reportedly being pushed in Congress. Citing documented negative effects of mining operations on indigenous communities, Ifugao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat, chairman of the House Committee on…
Solon seeks review of mining law
By ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – A senator is seeking a review of the 16-year old Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. Sen. Loren Legarda, who convened indigenous peoples all over Luzon at the Teachers Camp here Friday, said the law needs revisions so that issues on economic, social…
Indigenous Peoples Raise Alarm Against Aggressive Mining Policy of Aquino Government
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“This is an issue of life-and-death not only for the indigenous peoples but also for the whole nation. If all of the mining projects will push through, the damage on the environment and on the people’s lives would be irreparable,” Joan Jaime of Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Kamp) said.
Sidebar: Philippine Mining Industry A Source of Profits for TNCs, A Curse to Communities
Philippine mining industry a source of profit for TNCs, a curse to communities
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Contrary to government claims, the entry of mining transnational corporations has not improved the lives of the Filipino people and the economy as a whole.
Pro-People, Pro-Environment Mining Bill Proposed in Congress
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
An essential aspect of the bill is the reorientation of the country’s mining industry based on the principles of social justice, respect for people’s rights and welfare, environmental conservation, defense of national sovereignty and patrimony, national industrialization, and agricultural modernization.
Green Groups Blame Privatization of Natural Resources as Real Cause of Water and Energy Crises
Press Release 3 March 2010 Indigenous peoples, scientists and environmental activists demand the cancellation of water permits of large-scale mining corporations and foreign energy operators in the country in a protest action in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The action was timed during the 15th anniversary of the passing of…
Quarrying Threatens Floridablanca CADT; Aetas Stand Their Ground Vs Quarry Operations
By LYN V. RAMO Indigenous Peoples Watch Bulatlat.com QUEZON CITY – A score of Aeta families are holding their ground amid threats of an imminent demolition by virtue of a request from a prospective quarry site operator in a resettlement site in Floridablanca, Pampanga. The said site is in the Aeta territory in Floridablanca town,…
Nun, Anti-Mining Advocates File Complaints at the CHR
Marking the anniversary of the signing of the Mining Act of 1995, a Catholic nun and three other environmental activists filed complaints against elements of the 67th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army (IBPA) before the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region XI, March 3. BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Marking the anniversary of the…