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Lafayette Philippines has accused anti-mining groups of what it described as irresponsible and misguided advocacy that is actually anti-poor and economically destructive.

“These groups are paid to taint mining companies and seek to close them down in the guise of protecting the environment. For them, it is actually a job, which makes them fake champions because while they are employed, they want other people, particularly the poor in the countryside, to remain poor and jobless,” Carlos Dominguez, Lafayette chairman and president, said in a statement.Â

“I challenge the Greenpeace people, for instance, to reveal their monthly salaries and where they send their children to school. I challenge them if they really care for the environment, to go after the smoke-belchers that are silent killers and perfect proof of an irresponsible company,” he said.

Pasig River is another challenge, he said, but “Greenpeace prefers to send its people clambering up high places without permission so they can unfurl their huge but meaningless streamers and slogans for their media photo-ops that are actually their meal ticket, so their funds will keep flowing in.”

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