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The Philippines’ ambition to become a world leader in mineral production isn’t just running up against the global credit crunch. Mining in this Southeast Asian nation also is being hamstrung by the Roman Catholic Church.
Over the past few years, Bishop Arturo Bastes has spearheaded the church’s campaign to shut down a gold and copper mine […]

A coalition of Filipino organizations is warning that proposed mining operations will “wreak havoc” by destroying natural habitats, uprooting indigenous peoples, and threatening rice production and local fisheries on several islands.
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According to environmental scientist Dr Robert Goodland and Mr Clive Montgomery Wicks, the Philippine government should repeal the Mining Law and immediately and replace it with legislation which is consistent with the Philippine constitution, applies the Precautionary Principle and adequately protects human rights, indigenous peoples rights and the environment while regulating mining for public interest.
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Former British Minister for International Development and Chair of the Working Group on Mining in the Philippines, Clare Short MP, is to host the Westminster launch on Monday 9 February of a new report, Philippines ­ Mining or Food? Alongside her will be Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, an Igorot indigenous woman from the Cordillera Region of Northern […]