By MARYA SALAMAT
They bring with them an urgent call as their communities continue to face the threats of large-scale mining and militarization.
Mining-ravaged Mindanao folk deliver ‘closure orders’ to mining TNCs, Chamber of Mines
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Letter to the Editor: Ban Large-Scale, Foreign Mining, Not Just in Palawan, but Nationwide
Letter to the Editor February 18, 2011 It took the life of a dignified man before President Noynoy Aquino declared that all mining applications in the province of Puerto Princesa will no longer be processed. The death of Dr. Gerry Ortega, a big loss for the media institution and for the whole community defending the…
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…
Mindanao-based Green Group Links Military Operations to Mining
The spokesperson of an environmentalist group in Southern Mindanao said that the setting up of the Investment Defense Force (IDF) and the mining liberalization policy of the Arroyo regime ‘further strengthen the previous military support granted by the Arroyo regime to large-scale and foreign mining corporations.’ BY BULATLAT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH A broad alliance of…