#WhyMining.

BY RAPPLER.COM
March 2, 2012

What?

The strongest advocates and critics will converge on Friday, March 2, at Inter-Continental Hotel in Manila for a forum on mining.

The Conference on Mining’s Impact on Philippine Economy and Ecology comes amidst a new mining policy that was controversial for allegedly requiring a review of resource contracts, tighter rules and cutting tax breaks.

It also comes at the end of People’s Action Week Against Mining, a series of conferences by various advocates against destructive mining.

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