Priest condemns re-opening of Aust mine in Philippines
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
 The parish priest of St Florentina on Rapu Rapu island in the central Philippines has condemned the re-opening of an Australian-owned mine on the island after the government lifted a 15-month suspension of operations owing to earlier tailing spills.
Environmentalists and church leaders in Bicol will launch a three day protest against the government for allowing Lafayette Philippines Inc to resume its operations on Rapu Rapu, the Manila Times reports.
St Florentina parish priest, Fr Bugaoisan, told the Times that the people of Rapu Rapu, including the Sagip Isla Movement and church leaders, will conduct a three-day rally 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,” Fr Bugaoisan said.
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