Statement calling for the scrapping of the Mining Act of 1995 and to stop mining exploration in Region 8
November 22nd, 2010
Filed under: Region 08 - Leyte
The Samar Island District Conference of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-East Visayas Jurisdictional Area which is composed of 36 local churches, seven worshipping congregations and fifteen mission outreaches from the provinces of Eastern Samar and part of Western Samar, strongly affirms its stand against the liberalization of the country’s mining industry by calling for the scrapping of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. The Mining Act has allowed the intensified extraction of our mineral resources endowed by the Almighty Creator.
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