ATM Press Release October 24, 2017 Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), a coalition of mining-affected communities in the Philippines, rejects the recommendation of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to lift the ban on open-pit mining. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) DAO 2017-10 prohibits the open-pit mining method for copper, gold, silver and/or complex ores. ATM National Coordinator, Jaybee Garganera, said that ATM has anticipated this recommendat

Oct. 4, 2017 Our alliance is not surprised by the decision of the Commission on Appointments to confirm Sec. Cimatu. We are frustrated and disappointed. The CA wants a DENR secretary who will not make controversial decisions, who will not introduce serious reforms, who will not meaningfully protect the environment. They want someone who will not rock the boat, and who will continue the “business-as-usual” routine in the DENR. The super-majority in Congress of the Duterte ad