Mine firm ordered to stop operation
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG
http://www.nordis.net

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Copy furnished the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) office here was a letter from the regional director of National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Amador Batay-an, ordering the Cresent Mining and Development Corporation (CDMC) to stop mining activities in the municipality of Mankayan.

The letter was addressed to Ronnie Siapno, president of CDMC with office address at Ayala Avenue, Makati City.

Batay-an’s order was based on the strong opposition of the Kankana-ey land claimants in the concession area of the said mine firm to the operation of the mining company even without compliance to the free prior and informed consent (FPIC) process required under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA).

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