#HumanRights #Environment | Concerns Rise: ‘River Dredging’ in Zambales Potentially Offshore Mining, Seabed Quarrying – ATM. Suspended activities may hide harmful practices. Join the call to halt irreversible damage and demand thorough investigation. Protect ecosystems and communities now! #StopOffshoreMining #EnvironmentalProtection
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#HumanRights #Environment Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) celebrates the January 10 decision of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Sagay City denying the request of Tambuli Mining Corp. to endorse an open-pit mining project in Brgy. Lopez Jaena, Sagay City. We salute the LGU of Sagay for standing firm on their declared policy under their City Environment Code “to protect and advance the
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In Solidarity to the Brave People of Sibuyan Island I joined our people in condemning to the highest possible degree the extremely violent dispersal done by the powers that be recently against the brave people of Sibuyan Island who are peacefully protesting collectively and airing their disgust and rejection of the intended mining activities to their beautiful province. Their resistance
Read moreEpisode 1 of S.O.S. Yamang Bayan Network’s video bites series on just minerals transition (JMT) & AMMB. Please like and share! See the Episode 1 here: Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@lrcphl/video/7192902994436820226?lang=enIG https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn33lPPjaC3/ Submit your contribution online through HRonlinePH@gmail.comInclude your full name, e-mail address, and contact number. All submissions are republished and redistributed in the same way that it was originally published online and
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#HumanRights #Mining Local Government Powers in Extractive Mining and Other Environmentally Critical Projects In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Month, we’ve come out with a primer on the powers of local government units (LGUs) in mining and other environmentally critical projects. Designed in an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) format, it is meant to help LGUs, local communities, and civil society organizations
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#HumanRights #DefendDidipio #AyudaHindiMina OCEANA’s MINING PERMIT RENEWAL – 25 more years of violence and destruction LILAK (Purple Action for Indigenous Women’s Rights) believes that President Duterte’s impending renewal of the mining agreement of OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) for another 25 years presents clear and present danger – not just to the Tuwali people in Brgy. Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, but
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Lifting ban on new mining projects: another incompetent COVID-19 response from the government Executive Order 130 only serves the business interests of few, not the Filipino people Quezon City — Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) partners and members were devastated by the issuance of Executive Order (EO) 130 lifting the ban on new mining projects. The group stated in a press
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Gov’t reopening of mines during pandemic ‘dangerous’, worsen impunity against defenders Quezon City – Environment and human rights groups stormed the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to protest the reopening of 13 canceled and suspended mines, citing health and safety risks on mining-affected communities and defenders. The groups emphasized that mining operations endanger the health of local residents
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Green groups denounce DENR plan to mine and dredge rivers as economic stimulus: Mining will not stimulate economic recovery QUEZON CITY – Alyansa Tigil Mina denounced the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) plan to push for more mining and river dredging to jumpstart economic recovery due to COVID19. ATM said that the minuscule economic contribution of mining to
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Alyansa Tigil Mina skeptical of mining company’s human rights policy Oceana Gold must dutifully act and not simply pay lip service about human rights. Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) is skeptical about OceanaGold’s commitment and sincerity to meaningfully respect human right in its mining operations. Our experience with their Philippine company OGPI (Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc.) has been a series of
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