‘Scourges’ such as mining, military aggression slammed at Int’l Day of Indigenous Peoples (Photos by Gregorio “Jhun” Dantes / bulatlat.com)
Tags: Philippine Mining Act of 1995
Canadian Mining in Asia as a Dirty Business
In today’s commercialized culture, love is often expressed through gifts of 18-karat gold rings, pendants or necklaces. The means employed in the extraction of the gem, however, are far from romantic. By EDWIN C. MERCURIO Bulatlat.com TORONTO, Canada – Hidden from the watchful eyes of the North American and European public, the operations of transnational…
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…
Letter to the Editor: Government’s Mining Policy Promotes Destructive, Irresponsible Mining
Letter to the Editor 16 February 2011 Mining liberalization under the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and the Mining Revitalization Program plainly promotes and implements destructive irresponsible mining. Since the implementation of the Mining Revitalization Program in 2003, there is still no existing study by the government on the devastation brought about by mining operations…
Indigenous Peoples Call for Review of IPRA, Other Laws Affecting Their Communities
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com MANILA — A review of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), a mining moratorium and to put a stop to the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) became the rallying calls for more than 200 delegates representing the country’s 14 million indigenous peoples from more than ten regions in the…