Gov’t reopening of mines during pandemic ‘dangerous’, worsen impunity against defenders Quezon City – Environment and human rights groups stormed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protest the reopening of 13 cancelled and suspended mines, siting health and safety risks on mining-affected communities and defenders. The groups emphasized that mining operations endanger the health of local residents in mining communities. The government’s militaristic

Quezon City - In this 25th anniversary of the Philippine Mining Act and in the middle of the COVID19 pandemic, we face bitter lessons on the links between mining, deforestation, climate change and pandemics. Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) is holding a Mining Hell Week from Sept. 24-Oct 2, 2020, to highlight these links and demand responsive actions from the DENR and the mining industry. We stand with the many mining-affected communities and local governments that demand accountab