Letter to the Editor

This is a reaction to Manila Bulletin’s published article entitled “National Day on Nauru” dated January 30, 2010. The article has stated that phosphate mining has made Nauru ‘one of the richest countries in the world in per capita income’. This article has caught the attention of our network called Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), which has been studying the long-term impacts of mining as it relates to sustainable development.