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

Now that bleeding Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corp. has lost its partner– Gold Fields– for its Far Southeast Gold REsources Inc. (FSGRI) project in Mankayan, Benguet and its uncertainty of obtaining the Free and Prior Informal Consent (FPIC) of the Mankayan Indigenous People (IPs) to renew its expired Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (in 2015) - what would be left for the IPs should it finally close shop.

What’s next for Lepanto’s IPs?

Finally a Filipino-Chinese joint venture will be smelting iron ore right in the country and sell the finished steel products locally— just as desired by incoming President Marcos Jr.--  for the construction industry. But it would also be extracting coal from the mines for electrifying the smelting plant and the industrial park.

Zambo mine to smelt iron ore soon

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

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

HARMONY

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

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!

Mining industries in the Philippines are moving towards decarbonizing in order to lessen or possibly eliminate carbon emissions.

Decarbonizing mining 

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

STOP MINING

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.

Clearer govt. guidelines sought by miners

ANTI- MINERS ASK FOR MINING HALT Danny Querubin

Zambo mine to smelt iron ore soon photo BusinessMirror

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

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