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		<title>Albay governor insist on Lafayette&#8217;s closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by MS Arguelles
Legazpi City &#8211; Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda has urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol to suspend the mining operation of Lafayette Mining Corp. in Rapu-rapu following the firm&#8217;s move to go under voluntary administration.
Salceda said he is determined to push for the mining firm&#8217;s closure as a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=136&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Defend Patrimony demands permanent closure of Rapu-Rapu mine, accountability and responsibility from Arroyo, DENR, and Lafayette</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anti-mining liberalization alliance Defend Patrimony today pressed for the permanent closure of the Arroyo administration&#8217;s first foreign-owned showcase mining project in the Philippines owned by financially-troubled Lafayette Mining Limited (LML) of Australia.
LML owns 74% of Lafayette Philippines Inc. which runs an open-pit mine in Rapu-Rapu island in Albay. LML Board of Directors yesterday declared that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=131&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Camp-out vs GMA&#8217;s flagship mining project kicks off</title>
		<link>http://bicoltoday.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/camp-out-vs-gmas-flagship-mining-project-kicks-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lafayette mine should be closed, affected communities compensated – Kalikasan PNE
Amidst reports of financial woes plaguing the Arroyo administration&#8217;s flagship mining project in Rapu-Rapu island, local residents are launching a week-long rally and camp-out in front of the Albay Provincial Capitol to call for the permanent closure of Australian-owned Lafayette Mining Limited&#8217;s open-pit mine and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=118&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protest against Lafayette mining heats up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Albay board to review memorandum of agreement between Australian firm and provincial govtProtest against Lafayette mining heats up
By Rhaydz B. Barcia, Correspondent-Manila Times
Legazpi City: Finally the provincial government of Albay agreed to reinvestigate the fish kill incident off the shores of Rapu-Rapu a month ago and finally settle the issue.
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		<title>2 mining activists detained</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jaymee T. Gamil, Inquirer
Legazpi City &#8211; Two protesters were detained and interrogated for an hour by policemen at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday during the dispersal of a 200-strong rally in front of the municipal hall in Barangay Poblacion of the island-municipality of Rapu-Rapu. 
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		<title>Bicol townsfolk storm jail to free 2 colleagues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Artemio Dumlao
The Philippine Star
The town jail in Poblacion Rapu-Rapu in Albay was reportedly stormed by at least 400 townsfolk on Wednesday freeing two of their colleagues earlier nabbed in an anti-mining demonstration. 
Apparently pressured with the throngs of angry protesters, authorities reportedly freed 69-year-old village leader Antonio Casitas, a staunch critic of Lafayette and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=73&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-mining elder arrested in Rapu-Rapu rally</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But freed as townsfolk storm local jail, vow to stage larger protests
Two protesters, including a 69 year old community leader, were arrested and temporarily detained by local police during a rally in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay while calling for the closure of an Australian-owned mining project in the area, green watchdog Kalikasan Peoples Network for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=71&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rapu-Rapu folk, green groups ask provincial gov&#8217;t, Gov. Salceda</title>
		<link>http://bicoltoday.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/rapu-rapu-folk-green-groups-ask-provincial-govt-gov-salceda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bicol folk and green groups outraged over the recent fish kills near the Lafayette mine site in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay united to press the Albay provincial government for an urgent probe involving the communities affected by the open-pit mining project by the Australian-owned firm. 
Thousands of Rapu-Rapu residents gathered today in a Kampong Bayan (People&#8217;s Camp) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=65&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Green groups challenge Lafayette, Arroyo administration: Open up mine site for investigation into Rapu-Rapu fish kills</title>
		<link>http://bicoltoday.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/green-groups-challenge-lafayette-arroyo-administration-open-up-mine-site-for-investigation-into-rapu-rapu-fish-kills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green watchdog Kalikasan Peoples&#8217; Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) today urged government officials to take action on the recent fish kills reported in Rapu-Rapu island, Albay, near the site of the Arroyo administration&#8217;s flagship mining project by Australian-owned firm Lafayette Mining Limited, asserting that Lafayette should open up its mine site for inspection by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=61&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scientists raise alarm about new Rapu-Rapu fish kill reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Causes for fish kill should be investigated by independent scientists; closure of Lafayette mining operations reiterated.
Scientists from the progressive scientists group AGHAM raised alarm over the reports of new fish kill reports in Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay. The fish kills happened after heavy and continuous rainfall hit Rapu-Rapu starting from October 26th up to around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bicoltoday.wordpress.com&blog=1253043&post=60&subd=bicoltoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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