Mining policies a bane for RP’s green courts

The creation of 117 environmental courts is a positive development which may be unforunately reversed by the very actions of the Arroyo administration. We are thankful that the judiciary and Chief Justice Puno have gone towards the step of creating ‘green’ courts. But the fundamental source of problems is the policy of plunder and environmental [...]

Tribal folks barricade nearing clash with mining firm

Close to a hundred tribal folk are preparing for a head-on confrontation with an allegedly armed pro-mining mob and heavy drilling equipment in the municipality of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya, Northern Luzon, this afternoon, an environmental group reported.

Tension erupts anew in Nueva Vizcaya mining sites

Tribal folk holding barricade vs Aussie mining firm
Indigenous peoples in Nueva Vizcaya are again facing a critical standoff with foreign mining company intent on drilling into their ancestral lands, a spokesperson for the environmental watchdog Kalikasan Peoples’ Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) said today.

More military troops won’t solve mining woes in Tampakan

Philippine green groups today cautioned the Environment Secretary against supporting larger deployments of military and police personnel to protect the operations of foreign mining firms such as Xstrata in South Cotabato, warning that this would give rise to even more conflict and human rights violations against mining-affected communities.