DENR Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has been slow in acting on their appeal for a halt in mining in Sibuyan Islands (the Galapagos of Asia) and in Nueva Vizcaya by Oceanagold.

ANTI- MINERS ASK FOR MINING HALT Danny Querubin

Members of various groups led by Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) troop to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) head office in Quezon City demanding the cancelation of mining contracts that ravage communities and the environment. 

ANTI- MINERS ASK FOR MINING HALT

Mining

Danny Querubin

Photographer

Last week, Eastern Visayas leaders gathered to remember the destruction wrought by Super Typhoon Yolanda and declare victory in the rebuilding of the region. 

RAPE OF TWO ISLANDS

As a symbolic assertion of its firm resistance against destructive mining and the profit-driven mining industry members of Alyansa Tigil Muna, its members tore up an enlarged replica of 1,000 bill containing image of open pit mine and the logos of DENR and Chamber of Mines of the Philippines in a restaurant in QC on Monday, September 18. 

TIGIL MINA

Jericho Walk plea: Do not destroy the Earth, our common home!

STOP MINING

YOU OWE US! 4 mining firms in E. Samar fail to deliver

4 mining firms in E. Samar fail to deliver

Collectively, the four mining giants, which allegedly earned a combine earnings of P9.3 billion last year, still owes Eastern Samar province at least P133 million where some of the tax debts on the extracted minerals go from way back 2012.


YOU OWE US!

Stakeholders will finally see the continuation of mining in Sibuyan Island  as Altai Philippines Mining Corp., led by Arch. Hanniel T. Ngo,

HARMONY

Clearer govt. guidelines sought by miners

Even as the mining sector is delighted by government’s promising pronouncements to revive the industry and make it robust to help in the country’s economic recovery, potential investors are not convinced unless government comes out with “clear cut” policy before it can attract investments in nickel processing.