Compostela Valley woman leader dies from gunshot wounds
Teresita Navacilla, leader of an anti-large-scale mining group, is the fifth activist killed this month.
Compostela Valley woman leader dies from gunshot wounds
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Lumád, green groups protest at mines bureau
Lumád, green groups protest at mines bureau
“The Mines and Geosciences Bureau will play its role in this callousness by further ignoring the impunity of large-scale miners in Mindanao and elsewhere in the Philippines, to perpetuate the lie of peace and economic development in the mining industry.”
‘Apec means global mining plunder’
‘Apec means global mining plunder’
"We oppose Apec and its schemes in robbing our country's natural resources, and essentially its future."
#StopLumadKillings | Groups protest ‘butcher mining companies’ confab
#StopLumadKillings | Groups protest ‘butcher mining companies’ confab
“This mining conference’s top sponsors are also the leading sponsors of paramilitary groups that have sown terror across the mine-affected communities especially in Mindanao."
Mankayan indigenous folks call on Aquino to reject Lepanto mining application
Mankayan indigenous folks call on Aquino to reject Lepanto mining application
“As the affected indigenous peoples community, the exercise of our right to self-determination through the free, prior and informed consent process has been systematically and insidiously curtailed.”
German City awards Filipino nun for HR advocacy
German City awards Filipino nun for HR advocacy
The German City Council said Matutina “pits herself against serious human rights violations in her homeland that occur in connection with the gold extraction of international companies in the Philippine Island of Mindanao."
Stronger int’l solidarity to confront mining TNCs
Stronger int’l solidarity to confront mining TNCs
“There is no improvement in the quality of life in countries with mining.”
Historic int’l confab links global resistance vs mining TNCs, liberalization
Historic int’l confab links global resistance vs mining TNCs, liberalization
“This historic gathering is a point of convergence for our heightened resistance to the intensifying plunder by mining TNCs under the rubric of neoliberal globalization.”
LGUs should get shares from mining, says mining firms
LGUs should get shares from mining, says mining firms
But groups, including those in Ateneo de Davao University, said revenue-sharing “is not the main issue but rather about empowerment of communities and local leaders.”
‘Large-scale mining, energy projects devastated Cordillera’
‘Large-scale mining, energy projects devastated Cordillera’
“One hundred ten years of operations of Benguet Corporation, 77 years of Lepanto Mining Corporation and 57 years of Philex Mining Corporation did not bring development to the people of Cordillera.” – Beverly Longid, Katribu Partylist
Support for anti-mining barricade in N. Vizcaya swells as court issues TRO
Support for anti-mining barricade in N. Vizcaya swells as court issues TRO
“The solid support showed by the church people, farmers and professionals shows the anti-mining sentiments of the people of Nueva Vizcaya.”
Kalinga folk block entry of mining firm
Kalinga folk block entry of mining firm
By ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Tribal folks in barangay Balatoc, in Pasil town, Kalinga denied the entry of Carrascal Nickel Corporation (CNC) into their ancestral domain. “There was no Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC),” said Balatoc villager...
Despite protests, mining firm starts operations in Kalinga
Despite protests, mining firm starts operations in Kalinga
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Angered and disgusted with the recent intrusion of Cordillera Exploration Company Inc. (CEXCI) in their hometown, residents of Tawang village, Balbalan sought help from the office of Cordillera Peoples...
NPA claims torching mining firm’s machinery
NPA claims torching mining firm’s machinery
“The LCMC's mining operations will mean the grabbing and destruction of hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands, forests and other parts of the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples of Mankayan and Tadian." -- NPA-Benguet
Aquino govt engages locals in war to allow destructive mining in their ancestral domain
Aquino govt engages locals in war to allow destructive mining in their ancestral domain
By MARYA SALAMAT
Opposition to the Tampakan mining project of SMI-Xstrata has claimed the lives of four people. And yet, the Aquino government continues to side with the mining giant as it attempts to override the ban issued by the local government.
Read also: Malacañang warned against approving mining application of giant SMI-Xstrata
Another tribe leader opposed to mining killed
Another tribe leader opposed to mining killed
By RONALYN V. OLEA
"The killing of Kitari will fuel the hatred and the determination of the Blaan to defend themselves and their territories.” – Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas
Philex, progressive group agree tailings dam collapse spells disaster
Philex, progressive group agree tailings dam collapse spells disaster
By KIMBERLIE OLMAYA N. QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — A top official of the Philex Mining Corporation admitted that a greater disaster would happen if tailings pond 3 (TP3) collapses. Earlier, leaders of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) called for...
Tribe members celebrate first year of barricade against mining
Tribe members celebrate first year of barricade against mining
By ALDWIN QUITASOL Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY — On January 23, 2012, residents of sitio (subvillage) Madaymen, Tabio Mankayan set up their barricade against the drilling activities of Far Southeast Gold resources Inc. (FSGRI) and Lepanto Consolidated Mining...
Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
Mindanao lumad, green groups blame Aquino’s mining policies for devastation wreaked by typhoon Pablo
By MARYA SALAMAT
Progressive groups in Mindanao describe the devastation caused by typhoon Pablo as “an environmental apocalypse not simply caused by nature’s wrath but by the Aquino government continuing puppetry to foreign mining interests and the government’s greed and corruption in general.”
Read also: DENR hand in degrading environment, human rights as dirty as the military’s – IP and green groups
Bai Bigkay Biyaon, a woman tribe leader ready to die for her land
Bai Bigkay Biyaon, a woman tribe leader ready to die for her land
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Even without speaking, Bai Bigkay Biyaon exudes an air of authority. The 67-year-old woman is regarded as a datu (head) of the Ata Manobo tribe in Natulinan subvillage, Palm Hill village, Talaingod, Davao del Norte. She has...
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