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FERNANDO STOPS MINING OPS NEAR BULACAN RIVERS

Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando directed the enforcement of the Cease-and-Desist Order and Notice of Violation issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Region 3 against Ore Asia Mining and Development Corporation in Barangay Camachin, Doña Remedios Trinidad.The order stemmed from the mining company’s violation of Republic Act […]

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Politics

GONZALES WANTS PROBE INTO HOMONHON ISLAND MINING

House Assistant Minority Leader and Eastern Samar Representative Sheen Gonzales demanded a congressional inquiry into the destructive impact of large-scale nickel and chromite mining operations on Homonhon Island, warning of grave environmental damage and social displacement in the historic site in his home province. In House Resolution No. 234, Gonzales urged the House committees on […]

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DENR SUSPENDS MINING OPS IN DAVAO ORIENTAL

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the suspension of a mining company’s extraction activities following the heavy siltation of Mapagba and Pinatatagan rivers in Banaybanay town, Davao Oriental province. “I have received the report (January 17) confirming that the river has turned red due to extraction activities. I have […]