Atienza Favors Mining Firms Over LGUs: Group
June 2nd, 2008
Filed under: Mine - Didipio, Mineral - Copper, Mineral - Gold, Operator - OceanaGold, Region 02 - Nueva Vizcaya
From: www.pinoypress.net
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A mayor of a mining-affected community and environmental groups today charged DENR Secretary Lito Atienza as favoring mining firms over local government units, after the latter issued a statement calling the provincial order by Nueva Vizcaya Governor Luisa Cuaresma to stop the mining operations of Oceana Gold “illegal”.
“Is DENR Sec. Lito Atienza in the service of Oceana Gold? It seems he is acting like the lawyer of the foreign mining company,” said Clemente Bautista, National Coordinator of Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE).
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