Candlelight Vigil: Remembering the Mining Act of 1995

May 22nd, 2013

PUERTO PRINCESA – March 10, 2013 marked the 18-year anniversary of the passage of the national Mining Act, or RA 7942, enacted on March 4, 1995. Anti-mining activists, support groups, and allies rallied together and held separate site actions across the Philippines – from Cagayan province to Surigao del Sur –to mourn the impact of large-scale mining and to condemn the decision of national agencies who allow the aggressive promotion of the mining industry. On March 9, 2013 in Puerto Princesread more