Letter to the Editor 14 October 2011 The Philippines has historically endured gross environmental destruction caused by mining plunder: from the recorded 1982 Maricalum mining disaster in Negros Occidental, 1996 Marcopper mine-tailings dam collapse in Marinduque, 2005 Lafayette toxic spill in Albay, to the latest 2007 TVI Pacific mine-tailings spill in Zamboanga del Norte. Likewise,…
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Alliance vs. Large-Scale Mining Formed in Batangas
LIPA, Batangas – Church people, professionals, environmental advocates, businessmen, women, youth and students, and local residents in here formed a new alliance against large-scale mining. The Bukluran para sa Inang Kalikasan (BUKAL) was formally launched at the Bishop House of Archdiocese of Lipa. Representatives from the Redemptorist Church, De La Salle University, Batangas State University,…