Island residents face lost livelihoods, damaged environment
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
For the nearly 50,000 residents of Rapu-Rapu, Albay and the adjoining municipality of Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon, fishing has been the primary livelihood for generations.
The fish that they catch from Lagonoy Gulf and Albay Gulf is not just their staple food, it is also a main source of income for the communities, no matter how modest.
Twelve out of thirteen barangays on Rapu-Rapu are fishing communities, while Prieto Diaz’s people survive on marine, aquaculture and industrial production.
Rapu-Rapu and Prieto Diaz are also among the poorest municipalities in the country, and government services are generally hard to come by.
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