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 … Continue reading
Residents of Brgy. Panacan may face serious health and environmental risks because of the proposed coal plant. Tell the Narra Municipal and Palawan Provincial Councils to reject the project. The beautiful coastal towns of Narra, Palawan may be at risk … Continue reading
Palawan is a biodiversity hotspot in the Philippines and its abundant forests are the main reasons to exempt it from mining. Few places on earth can match the distinction of the province, home to seven protected areas and the United … Continue reading
by SOS – Yamang Bayan Network Sa unang taon ng anibersaryo ng SOS-Yamang Bayan Network, at sa panahon ng Rio+20 na may temang “Green Economy: Does it include you?”, kami ay ay nakiki-isa sa pagdiriwang ng World Environment Day 2012. … Continue reading
Dear Editor, In the past few weeks the integrity of the Save Palawan Movement has been questioned. I need to make one thing crystal clear. We do not lie. The foundation of the Save Palawan Movement is Truth and the … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor, Oct. 19, 2011 Malaya This is in reaction to the column of Mr. Ducky Paredes, which came out last October 18, 2011 with the title “On the issue of mining.” Our organization, Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), was … Continue reading
If this process of manipulation is not adequately counteracted, MAC may end up acquiring the required ‘social-consensus documents’ (Certificate of Precondition), which are needed in order to start mining operations in the territory of indigenous communities, some of which are … Continue reading