Tag: mining
Palawan church leaders call for focus on agriculture, tourism instead of...
They called on authorities to make efforts to protect the country’s “last ecological frontier” from further environmental destruction
Green groups demand halt to destructive mining
The groups expressed concern about the potential consequences of the government's drive to revitalize the mining industry
Sibuyan residents reiterate call for end to mining, hold prayer rally
The Catholic Diocese of Romblon assured that it remains steadfast in opposing harmful mining practices on Sibuyan Island
Anti-mining group questions gov’t’s readiness to regulate offshore mining
The government should halt seabed quarrying and offshore mining until further research is done on the environmental effects of these activities
Palawan bishops elevate appeal against mining operations to President Marcos
The bishops’ appeal was contained in a joint pastoral statement released following the arrest of anti-mining protesters in Brooke’s Point
Catholic bishops of Palawan hit dispersal of anti-mining protest in Brooke’s...
The bishops said the mining company "acted in blatant defiance of the law by continuously operating its mine"
Green groups hit alleged harassment, arrest of anti-mining demonstrators in Palawan
The residents were protesting the demolition of makeshift structures used by the people as a barricade
Bishop voices alarm over ‘escalating’ mining activities in Homonhon
At present, the diocese said there are at least four mining companies operating in Homonhon
Catholic bishop calls on local government to defend ban on open-pit...
The bishop urged the governor to join them in “the moral imperative to act together decisively in order to save our common home”
Anti-mining group asks gov’t to stop seabed quarrying, adopt precautionary principle
The government needs to investigate seabed quarrying projects that have reported violations and stop the operations of these projects
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