Tag: Open-Pit Mining

Of the 13 major bays in the country, 10 are already biologically dead; of the 25 major rivers, 15 are already dried-up or silted

"We will not take this sitting down. We will not take this silently," said Bishop Cerilo Casicas of the Diocese of Marbel

“What happens to the voice of the people in South Cotabato who had been adamant in their opposition to the proposed open-pit mining?"

The Tampakan project has been described by its developer as "one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in the world"

The protesters said the government’s decision to allow open-pit mining operations will severely affect rivers, seas, and marine biodiversity

The Environment department released an order on December 23 repealing the ban issued in 2017

The project, under the coal operating contracts of the mining companies, covers at least 9,000 hectares of land

The activists said the Philippine government should not rely on mining for the country’s economic recovery

The campaign, which was launched on August 16, had already gathered 78,229 signatures

In August, the Diocese of Marbel launched a signature campaign to oppose moves to lift a ban on open-pit mining in South Cotabato