Protesters regroup as mine due to reopen
Filed under: Mine - RapuRapu, Mineral - Copper, Mineral - Gold, Mineral - Silver, Mineral - Tin, Mineral - Zinc, Operator - Lafayette, Operator - RRMI, Operator - RRPI, Operator - RapuRapu Mining, Region 05 - Masbate
Rapu-Rapu, Albay: Environmentalists and church leaders in Bicol will launch yet another protest—this time for three days—against the government for allowing Lafayette Philippines Inc. to resume its operation.Felino Bogaoisan, parish priest of Santa Florentina Parish, told The Manila Times that the people of Rapu-Rapu, including the Sagip Isla Movement and church leaders, will conduct a three-day rally today until Tuesday to condemn the resumption of Lafayette operations.
“We are condemning the reopening of Lafayette. The dictate of money still weighs heavier than destructions to human life as our government is unable to guarantee safety,†Bogaoisan said.
On Monday Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes went to Rapu-Rapu, which observers noted then as indicative of developments that were positive to Lafayette and its mining operations at Rapu-Rapu, following its earlier 15-month suspension due to tailing spills.
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