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Cong. Roilo Golez's Anti-Mining Stance

By atm.admin - Posted on May 28th, 2009

Congressman Roilo Golez is one of the anti-mining members of the House of Representatives.
In tehe 27 May 2009 hearing of the Committee on Natural Resources, he questioned a Director of the Mining and Geosciences Bureau on the negative aspects of mining like:
1. Marcoppper releasing 200 million tons of toxic waste over a twenty year period or 10 million tons per year.
2. The abandoned mines now generating tons of toxic acidic waste.
3. The use of large amounts of water for mining, milling and cleaning operations to the detriment of other water users.
4. It takes three tons of ore to produce one gold ring.
5. Violations committed against indigenous peoples who are hardly protected by the government.
6. Non payment of taxes to local governments.
7. That there is no mining town that has really prospered and that some towns even become ghost towns after the mine closes.

A Romblomanon himself, he also supported the stand of the people Sibuyan Island in the province of Romblon against mining.

Here are the Youtube videos of the hearing:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJJNdCODfo&feature=channel_page
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3opI9GqE8w&feature=channel_page
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrPA6cTC1gE&feature=channel_page
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxXDru2pmA

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