#HumanRights #Mining

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧! 🌿 Join the fight to protect Mount Mantalingahan and the rights of its people against illegal mining activities.

Sign the petition now and be #ONEwithPalawan: https://www.bataris.org.ph/p/1Palawan

In February 2023, an anti-mining human barricade was put up in Brooke’s Point to protest the illegal operations of Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC), which has been mining the area without the necessary Mayor’s Permit and the Certificate Precondition from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). The barricade was subsequently dismantled as the mining company lodged baseless charges against the residents.

Despite the Cease and Desist Orders (CDOs) of the local government and the NCIP directing the mining company to stop their operations, INC blatantly defies the orders and persists in mining illegally.
Brooke’s Point, Palawan, is home to Mount Mantalingahan, which has a remarkable biodiversity of 861 plant species and 169 vertebrae species.

With the continued illegal operations of INC, the environment, and the livelihoods and human rights of the residents — especially the women and indigenous groups — are severely affected.

Clearly, Brooke’s Point Palawan must break free from unjust and destructive mining operations #IamONEwithPALAWAN #DoNotMINEcozPALAWANisMINE #HuwagMinahinPalawanAyAmin