By RONALYN V. OLEA
Contrary to government claims, the entry of mining transnational corporations has not improved the lives of the Filipino people and the economy as a whole.
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Ramming Through: Macapagal-Arroyo’s New Minerals Policy spells doom – environment groups
After failing to enact a controversial National Minerals Policy (NMP) due to widespread opposition by environmental groups and mining-affected communities, the government changed tact. Out of the blue, it issued last week Executive Order 270 which it says aims to promulgate a Minerals Action Plan within 90 days to revitalize the mining industry. But NGOs…