Indigenous Peoples
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG Northern Dispatch TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Angered and disgusted with the recent intrusion of Cordillera Exploration Company Inc. (CEXCI) in their hometown, residents of Tawang village, Balbalan sought help from the office of Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) Kalinga to stop the mining activities of CEXCI in the village. The residents brought
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
“The LCMC's mining operations will mean the grabbing and destruction of hundreds of hectares of agricultural lands, forests and other parts of the ancestral domain of the indigenous peoples of Mankayan and Tadian." -- NPA-Benguet
Monday, April 29th, 2013
"The people of the region like in other parts of the country are suffering from worsening economic crisis." -- Cordillera Peoples Alliance
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
“We are not against mining. We recognize the need for mining. But it’s different if foreigners are the ones utilizing our mining resources…”
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
This virtual dropping of the Philippine claim to Sabah, Araullo said, “has defined Aquino’s behavior from the time the army of the Sultanate went there in Lahad Datu (in February).”
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Corruption, violence, human rights violations, chilling disasters one after another...
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Main Story: On its 18th year, Philippine Mining Act still reviled as a killing behemoth By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – If all the hoopla surrounding the promises of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III were to be...
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
By MARYA SALAMAT
Bayan regards this double standard in handling the Sabah and...
Friday, March 1st, 2013
By MARYA SALAMAT
“There are actual experiences and technologies available that demonstrate how...
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Read also: Aquino govt engages locals in war to allow destructive mining in their ancestral domain By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA — “It is devious and foolish for Malacañang to approve the Tampakan mining project,” Clemente Bautista...
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
By MARYA SALAMAT
Opposition to the Tampakan mining project of SMI-Xstrata has...