Tag: mining
Pagbabalik operasyon ng ipinasarang minahan pinuna ng obispo
Nagpahayag ng pangamba si Bishop Gerardo Alminaza sa muling pagbubukas ng ilang minahan na dating sinuspinde ng pamahalaan
Tribal people in India oppose new commercial coal mining plans
Federal govt will auction 41 coal blocks for commercial mining located in biodiversity-rich forest areas
Cardinal Bo blames greed, injustice for Myanmar’s mine tragedy
Global Witness called the landslide as “a damning indictment of the government’s failure to curb reckless and irresponsible mining practices”
Plan to use mining to resuscitate Philippine economy draws flak
The country’s Environment department has proposed to introduce “responsible mining” as part of measures to help revive the country’s economy
PHOTOS: Child labor in Philippines’ small-scale gold mines
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labor: There are about 152 million children in child labor, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work
Another sneak attack on the Philippine environment
It appears that a mining firm has continued coal mining activities even as the province of Antique has been on lockdown due to COVID-19.
Diocese of Borongan holds online concert to save Homonhon Island
The Diocese of Borongan in the province of Eastern Samar hosted an online concert on April 28 to drum up support to save the...
Severe ecological disaster looms on remote Philippine island
Mining operations on the island of Homonhon uses a process that they will decimate the island's flora and fauna, according to experts
Antique diocese wants Chinese mining ships out of Semirara Island
Church leaders in the province of called on the government to stop coal mining and the shipment of coal from Semirara Island as the...
BAN Toxics releases report on mercury trading in Mindanao
Environmental justice group BAN Toxics, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature – National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL), published...
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