Envi Groups observe Earth Day in PH Mining Capital with protest action
Green activists from all over the Philippines stage an Earth Day rally in Butuan City today. Mining-affected communities and their support groups slam mining companies that continue to operate in defiance of the suspension and cancellation orders issued by Environment Secretary Gina Lopez last February. “ATM decided to hold this rally and its general assembly here in Butuan City to show solidarity to the people of Mindanao especially in CARAGA who are long suffering from the
Citizens block ore hauling in Zambales
April 7, 2017, Zambales—The exit points of Zambales are currently guarded by citizens to stop the dump trucks of four mining companies from hauling ores out of the province. The mobilization led by Concerned Citizen of Sta. Cruz, Zambales (CCOS), Catholic Organizations, and other local Civil Society Organizations started yesterday, April 6, when agents of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) raided the ports where the dump trucks of four mining companies in the province loa
