It has been 25 years since March 24, 1996 when more than 1.6 million metric tons of toxic mine waste from Tapian Pit spilled over the 26 kilometers stretch of Boac River, that caused damages to the agricultural crops of 5,000 families. A quarter of a century has passed, and yet no clear path of rehabilitation was done. Marcopper/Placer Dome left behind a river system ailing with toxic materials. The tragedy at that time was recognized as “the worst mining disaster in the hist

March 8, 2021 Mining and pandemics: The continuing burden and suffering of Filipinos ATM Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Marcopper Mining Tragedy in Marinduque and the 26th Anniversary of the Philippine Mining Act Quezon City – It is with deep anguish that our alliance commemorates the 26th anniversary of the passage of RA 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. That is more than a quarter of a century of misery faced by mining-affected communities and destruction