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Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:32:00 08/02/2009
FIRST PACIFIC CO. Ltd. of Hong Kong is considering to invest not just in Lepanto Consolidated Mining Co. but also in the Surigao del Norte mining operations of the latter’s affiliate Manila Mining Corp.
Already the single biggest stockholder in the country’s largest mining firm Philex Mining Corp., First Pacific is […]

MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)’s social action arm assailed Wednesday the government’s continuing promotion of mining in the country.
CBCP’s National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA) chairman Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said it is lamentable how the environment department betrayed its mandate to protect the ecosystem.
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