But small-scale miners will be displaced Conclusion Of the Macapagal-Arroyo’s 23 “priority development projects,” five are in the Cordillera region. BY WINDEL BOLINGET Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – President Macapagal-Arroyo’s 10-Point Legacy names 23 priority mineral resource development projects and 37 priority mining exploration projects for investment by foreign transnational corporations (TNCs). Of the 23…
Day: October 26, 2005
Buaya Tribe Resists Mineral Exploration
The Buaya tribe of Kalinga province affirmed their opposition to the mineral exploration venture by Cordillera Exploration Inc. (CEXI) in their ancestral domain in both Kalinga and Apayao provinces. By Abigail T. Bengwayan Northern Dispatch BALBALAN, Kalinga – The Buaya tribe of Kalinga province last week affirmed their opposition to the mineral exploration venture by…
37 Soldiers Killed, 42 Others Wounded in Fresh NPA Offensives
But AFP in tit-for-tat with armed guerrillas Recent military and NPA reports reveal escalation of armed hostilities in many provinces across the country. BY BULATLAT The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently revealed a number of successful raids on suspected camps abandoned by the Marxist New People’s Army (NPA) in Aurora and other provinces.…