+ Follow DEFEND PATRIMONY Tag
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[Title] => Group slams Philex defense on mine disaster
[Summary] => Instead of blaming “God”, the environmental advocacy group Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) pointed at Philex Mining Corp.’s own failure to put up proper structures to ensure safe mining operations in its Padcal operations here as the reason for the tailings leak.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-28 12:02:16
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[ArticleID] => 848214
[Title] => 'Philex Mining woes test EO 79'
[Summary] => Reported recurrent tailings dam failures, which may incur Philex Mining Corp. about P1 billion in proposed penalty fines, will be the first major test for the new mining executive order (EO 79) of President Benigno Aquino III.
[DatePublished] => 2012-09-12 16:35:39
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[ArticleID] => 367984
[Title] => Mining firm test run extension protested
[Summary] => Anti-mining advocates and environment activists yesterday assailed the 30-day extension given anew by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to Lafayette Philippines’ polymetallic mining facility in Rapu-Rapu Island, Albay.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-10 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 320452
[Title] => Trade chief says repealing mining law can hurt investments
[Summary] => Former trade secretary Peter Favila warned yesterday that the call of Catholic bishops to repeal the 1995 Mining Law and revoke mining licenses could adversely affect the government’s investment targets.
Favila is seeking a dialogue with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the mining industry to brief them on the efforts of the mining sector and the government to protect the environment and the communities where mining activities take place.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-07 00:00:00
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[ArticleID] => 306255
[Title] => Close Albay mining project, urge environmental groups
[Summary] => Environmental groups demanded yesterday the permanent closure of a mining facility on Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay, expressing discontent over the mere suspension of its operations after its waste water was suspected of killing fish last Oct. 31.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-11 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097177
[AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda
[SectionName] => Nation
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[ArticleID] => 304661
[Title] => Move for 50-year Marinduque mining moratorium hailed
[Summary] => Environmental advocates yesterday hailed the move of the Marinduque provincial council to adopt a resolution of a Church-based organization seeking a 50-year mining moratorium in the province.
Defend Patrimony, a broad alliance of environmental groups and mining-affected people, believes that the resolution of the Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC) is a big blow to the mining liberalization program of the government.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-01 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1097177
[AuthorName] => Katherine Adraneda
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[ArticleID] => 294068
[Title] => Benefits from mining industry "imaginary"?
[Summary] => An alliance of environmentalists and other groups called "Defend Patrimony" has describe the so-called benefits of a liberalized mining industry as "imaginary" and "far-fetched."
"How these figures were derived most certainly requires a great deal of imagination, considering the mining sector's recorded contribution to the economy," said Regina Tecson, Defend Patrimony-Cebu coordinator.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-29 00:00:00
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[SectionName] => Cebu News
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