
Investigate election irregularities and hold culprits accountable - ATM
Press Statement | Alyansa Tigil Mina | May 19, 2022 More than a week after the elections, unofficial results show the Marcos-Duterte tandem winning a landslide victory. Yet, this victory is tarnished with reported irregularities – ranging from massive vote-buying, malfunctioning VCMs, disenfranchisement of voters, violation of election laws such as the distribution of sample ballots inside polling precincts, and allegations of electronic vote rigging. We demand impartial and

Green Group Lauds South Cotabato Resolutions Upholding Ban on Open-pit Mines
Press Statement | Alyansa Tigil Mina | March 23, 2022 Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) lauded the signing by South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. of the issued resolutions of the Provincial Development Council to “uphold the ban on open-pit mining method” in the province. “This is a welcome move as it represents the sentiments of the stakeholders in the province. We commend the provincial government for heeding the demands of the residents of South Cotabato. We have been anxious t

ATM honors women rights defenders leading the struggle against mining
Press Statement | Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) | March 8, 2022 Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) extends its solidarity with all women on this International Women’s Day. We particularly recognize the crucial role of women environmental human rights defenders in leading the fight against destructive mining. We express our appreciation to the ATM Women and Mining Working Group, composed of women leaders from the communities and support groups, who work tirelessly to advance the causes of w

ATM, green groups back Baguilat, Hontiveros, Diokno, and de Lima senatorial bid
Press Release | February 3, 2021 | Alyansa Tigil Mina Alyansa Tigil Mina and allied environmental groups threw their support behind the senatorial bid of four green champions in an online green sortie where the groups publicly declared their endorsement of Cong. Teddy Baguilat, Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Atty. Chel Diokno, and Senator Leila de Lima. Jaybee Garganera, ATM National Coordinator, said the four senators are the first senatoriables ATM is endorsing, as they have been kn

ATM Reactions on the Statements of Presidentiables on the Issue of Mining
January 31, 2022 | Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) ATM is largely dismayed that presidential candidates who engaged public interviews in the last few days, consider “responsible mining” as an acceptable framework or concept. We must disabuse them of this misinformation, or simply put, “fake news”. First, there is no such thing as “sustainable mining”, as mentioned by Tito Boy Abunda. That concept was first floated in 2012 during the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil, by the International Cou

ATM reaction on Sen. Lacson’s statement about mining in the Boy Abunda interview.
Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) | January 25, 2022
Responsible Mining is FAKE NEWS. There is no legal definition of “responsible mining”, so there are no policies or parameters to measure. Then we can’t hold DENR or the mining companies accountable when they fail to comply with their claimed “responsible mining”. Accepting campaign funds from mining companies compromised the elected official. He or she will never be objective in assessing the performance of a corporation if it’s co

ATM Reaction on Signing of DAO 2021-40; on DENR Lifting of the Ban Open Pit Mining
Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM)| December 28, 2021 (Photo used by Marylou Verano) ATM is deeply dismayed by the signing of the DAO on lifting the ban on open-pit mining. This is a cruel Christmas gift from DENR and a truly ironic act of cowardice and betrayal from DENR Sec. Cimatu and Pres. Duterte. At this time when climate change brings devastating typhoons such as Odette, lifting the ban on open pit mining is a short-sighted and misplaced development priority of the government. O

Youth Against Destructive Mining: Cultural Night 2021
ATM Youth Network invites you to watch the event "Youth Against Destructive Mining: Cultural Night 2021" at 8PM, October 26, 2021
The cultural night will provide an avenue for participants and relative networks to share each others’ sentiments with regards to mining in a fruitful yet informational entertainment event.
The night will be full of surprises as we are having mini film showing, cultural presentations, and spoken word poetry all performed by our youth.
What are

𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝙏𝙈 𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙇𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆
Every March and September, Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) embarks on a Mining Hell Week (MHW) to surface the issues surrounding destructive large-scale mining and its impact on mining-affected communities. The March MHW is to denounce the continued implementation of the flawed Philippine Mining Act, while the September MHW is to counter the narrative of the mining industry led by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) to entice more investors and companies to dig minerals i

𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!
The Duterte administration is a traitor to people and the environment! Duterte green-washed himself during the campaign and in the early years of his administration. But his hands remained blood-stained with the killings of his vicious pseudo wars against drugs, poverty, and the pandemic. Evidently, he didn’t win in any of these. #wakaSONA #SONA2021 #MiningKills #CancelEO130 #ResponsibleMiningIsFakeNews #BanOpenPitMining #StopLargeScaleMining #BuhayBagoKita #PassAMMB #PassNLU