By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (November 11, 2011) — The government is moving to exempt corporate mining from total log ban policy, Leo Jasareno, director of Mines and Geosciences, said in a discussion about Philippine mining at the Minerals Industry Symposium held at Camp John Hay last Thursday. The exemption from total log ban…
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Mining for whom?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com One could not help but see the irony in this week. Baguio city hosted the 58th staging of the Mine Safety and Environment week from November 8-10. And it was no small affair. The gathering was attended by seven envoys: Australian ambassador Roderick Richard Campbell Smith, Brazilian ambassador Alcides Gastao Rostand…
Critics dare Aquino to turn ‘Mine Safety Week’ into reality
Critics dare Aquino to turn ‘Mine Safety Week’ into reality
(Text and photos by Marya Salamat)
Mining companies attacked by the NPA resume operations through government support
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“The people affected by mining has long been asking the government to side with them. It is obvious, however, that government is quicker to respond to the interests of mining companies.”
Santa residents assert protection of their natural environment and resources
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com ILOCOS SUR – 386 kilometers north of Manila, the town of Santa, Ilocos Sur boasts of being in the center of the Ilocos Range, Abra River and the China Sea. If one is traveling from Manila to Vigan, there is no shortage of eye candy when passing through Santa: the green…
‘Mining issue, another snag in peace talks’
by ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY — Long-standing opposition to mining is turning out into another snag in the peace negotiations between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front. Conceding that the Communist Party of the Philippine (CPP) has a standing policy against “destructive mining”, prompting its armed group, the New Peoples…
Cordillera elders form pact against mining, militarization
Main Story: The people of Lacub’s continuing struggle for land By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com In commemoration of Cordillera Day 2011, around 70 elders representing the different indigenous groups in the region sat together and discussed the issues that they are facing. Each tribe was given an opportunity to speak about their problems- most of which…
News in Pictures: Green Lanterns for Environmental Justice
Environmental activists, indigenous peoples’ leaders and human-rights advocates today lighted green lanterns to pay tribute to the 39 environmental defenders and martyrs who were victims of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances. The activity, held in Bulwagang Nicanor Delos Santos in Quezon City, coincided with the commemoration of the 2nd year since the brutal killing of anti-mining and environmental activist Eliezer “Boy” Billanes in Koronadal City on March 9, 2009. (Photos courtesy of Kalikasan-PNE / bulatlat.com)
Aquino’s Bias For Mining Firms Hit
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Did President Benigno Aquino get financial support from mining firms? If not, then why is he against regulating the operations of said companies? This was the question raised by an environmental activist during a protest against the Mining Act of 1995 on the occasion of its 15th anniversary. Kalikasan…
Congress Validates Flaws in Securing Consent for Mining in Benguet
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA NGABIT-QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAKUN, Benguet — The claims of the residents of village Gambang here regarding the irregularities in the free prior and informed consent (FPIC) process conducted by the National Commission on Indigenous People’s (NCIP) was validated in the recently concluded consultation conducted by the National Cultural Communities (NCC) of the…
Environmental Group Says Cancelled Mining Applications Not Enough to Save Palawan
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The cancellation of mining applications is not enough to save Palawan from environmental destruction. This was the stand of activist environmental group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment in reaction to Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s recent announcement that the government will cancel more than 300 mining applications…