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In Historic Vote, UN Declares Access to Water a Fundamental Right

By atm.admin - Posted on July 29th, 2010
Aroroy town in Masbate fears that their basic right to water is now claimed by mining company Filminera Resources. The photo above shows the primary water source of Aroroynons which is now owned by the mining company as one of the perks given by the Mining Act of 1995 or RA 7942. However, the United Nations General Assembly has recently declared for the first time that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right. Who has the right over this clean water? Human beings who depend on this or mining companies who exploit and pollute and leave the area devastated. WATER IS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT!
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Environment groups environment demands for PNoy

By atm.admin - Posted on July 23rd, 2010
The Center for Environmental Concerns and Kalikasan People's Network for Environment sponsored a forum on the state of the Philippine environment: Arroyo's legacy, Aquino's burden?. Environmental groups presented their environmental demands for the Aquino administration.
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Folks file suit vs mining companies, DENR execs

By atm.admin - Posted on June 25th, 2010
NO TO MINING.  While thousands flocked to the South Cotabato capitol Tuesday morning to urge Gov. Fuentes to sign the environment code that bans open pit mining,  in Surigao City, some 200 farmers and mothers in Anislagan in Placer, Surigao de Norte marched to the Hall of Justice to file a complaint against three mining giants, to protect their agricultural village and source of water. This is the first case that will  put to test the new Supreme Court-promulgated environmental case proceedings. (Photo credit: http://mindanews.com)
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10,000 march to press South Cot gov to sign environment code

By atm.admin - Posted on June 25th, 2010
SIGN IT. Thousands of South Cotabato residents on Tuessday flocked to the provincial capitol to urge outgoing Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes to sign the Environment Code into law. Fuentes had promised to affix her signature before her term ends on June 30. Photo by Toto Lozano/AKP Images
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Miners dared_Dialogue on responsible mining: Green groups say its all a myth

By atm.admin - Posted on September 3rd, 2010
Manila – The Chambers of Mines of the Philippines received an intriguing challenge from environmental groups yesterday – to dialogue on their claim of responsible mining in the Philippines. Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), dared the Chamber to give them a slot at the planned international mining conference on sept. 14-16, in Manila, so they can lay down their arguments on what a genuine responsible mining project is all about.
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Mineral mining in Matnog opposed

By atm.admin - Posted on August 30th, 2010

 

Residents march to protest Matnog mining. (Photo from http://www.matnogadvocates.org/) 

Matnog, Sorsogon (27 August) -- Local public officials have joined residents and the Catholic Church here in calls for the stoppage of the operations of a mining project extracting iron ore in a watershed area of this small fourth class town.

The calls are directed to incumbent Sorsogon Gov. Raul Lee whose office issued the small-scale mining permit (SSMP) to the project and the regional office for Bicol of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that provided an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to it.

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Province of Marinduque reiterates 50-year large-scale mining moratorium

By atm.admin - Posted on August 30th, 2010
(Part of the 7.5 km-long causeway of mine tailings flowing into Calancan Bay. Photo by Alex Felipe found in http://this.org/magazine/2009/05/29/canada-philippines-gold-toxic/)
 
On 26 July, 2010, the provincial board of the Marinduque approved a resolution reiterating the declaration of a 50-year large scale mining moratorium issued in the year 2005, 'so as to avoid further impairment and damage' to their 'affluent island province'.
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Groups Urge Yellow PNoy to “Turn Green”: Says mining in South Cotabato is test case

By atm.admin - Posted on August 18th, 2010
President Aquino was urged yesterday by various environmental organizations to “turn green” and herald the use of sustainable development as a guidepost for his “tuwid na daan” (righteous road) policy. The assertion was issued in reaction to the statement issued by ten mining companies last week, urging the President to resolve the stand-off in the controversial Tampkan mining project in South Cotabato.
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