First of all, we believe that the paid advertisement by COMP was a rude move to discredit the mining audit reports completed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Second, we would like to clarify the misconception regarding our alliance. AlyansaTigil Mina (ATM), formed in 2005, is a coalition of mining-affected communities and their support groups challenging the promotion of destructive large-scale mining in the Philippines. We work to protect communities

Our view is that the DENR Mining Audit was an exercise that was long-delayed and necessary. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CoMP) is now accusing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of being punitive, when the government is merely performing its regulatory function. The hostile reaction of CoMP to the results of the mining audit reveals the arrogance of an industry used to having their way because of their regulatory capture of the DENR under p