Mindoro Oriental bans mining - BY IRE JOE V. C. LAURENTE CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) has approved and passed a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining and a ban on small scale mining for 15 years.
Mangyan is the collective name of eight ethnolinguistic groups— Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-Buid, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunoo, and Ratagnon —who inhabit the highland region of Mindoro.Mindoro is the Philippine archipelago's seventh-largest island, measuring about 10,000 square kilometers. It lies at th...
Mining Struggle in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines . Jerwin M. Mahaguay (Ph.D) University of Rizal System-Pililla, Philippines . jerwinmds@yahoo.
Last June, strafing and bombing operations in Victoria and Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, forced over 600 Mangyan to evacuate to the lowlands. ... Oriental Mindoro, and Intex Mining Corporation owned by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in Victoria threaten environmental destruction and invite military intervention in the affected …
The project will benefit the residents of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, a 4th class municipality located in the northwestern part of the province and its neighboring areas, David said. Sign up for our weekly news round-up!
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In February 2023, an oil tanker carrying 5660 bbl of industrial fuel oil sank off Naujan in the Philippines, causing an oil spill in the waters of Oriental Mindoro and nearby provinces. The disaster affected fishing communities as well as marine ecosystems including the Verde Island Passage, which is at the "center of the world's marine …
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: Three former and two current representatives from the three congressional districts of the island of Mindoro want …
Intex Resources pushes its Nickel mining project in spite of a lack of a free prior informed consent by local indigenous. The anti-mining struggle of the mangyans of Mindoro continues.
Pinamalayan is located at the east of Oriental Mindoro. It is about 108 kilometers away from Puerto Galera, the northernmost town of the province; 71 kilometers from Calapan City, the provincial capital and major entry point connecting to mainland Luzon; approximately 69 kilometers from the town of Roxas; and around 110 kilometers from …
Bongabong is one of the third largest municipalities in the province of Oriental Mindoro with a total land area of 49,820 hectares or 498.2 square kilometers.
SABLAYAN, Occidental Mindoro—An ordinance banning large-scale mineral exploitation for 25 years has come into force in Occidental Mindoro, making the entire Mindoro island off limits to mining activities. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Occidental Mindoro passed the ordinance on November 23, and Governor Josephine …
The most commonly listed primary commodities in Mindoro Oriental mines are Copper and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 2 mines in Mindoro Oriental were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Mindoro Oriental has 1 prospect mine. 2
Former congressman Paulino Salvador Leachon, in a public post on his social media page, said his political party Mindoro Bago Sarili, whose members were part of the previous Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP or Provincial Board) that passed and extended the 25-year mining moratorium in Oriental Mindoro, is steadfast in its anti-mining stand.
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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) has approved and passed a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining and a ban on small scale mining for 15 years. Believing that achieving development should not be at the expense of the environment, the 10th Sangguniang Panlalawigan upheld …
CALAPAN CITY - Oriental Mindoro Gov. Arnan C. Panaligan has stopped the operation of the Mindoro nickel and cobalt project in this province, invoking the 25-year mining ban which has been in effect since 2002.
Former congressman Paulino Salvador Leachon, in a public post on his social media page, said his political party Mindoro Bago Sarili, whose members were part of the previous Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP or Provincial Board) that passed and extended the 25-year mining moratorium in Oriental Mindoro, is steadfast in its anti-mining stand.
CALAPAN CITY: Anti-mining activists and environmentalists in Oriental Mindoro lauded the passage of a resolution before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan …
He said the local ordinance reflected the residents' "strong stand" against mining in the province. Gariguez, cofounder of the advocacy group Alliance Against Mining in Mindoro, joined the 11-day hunger strike of about 25 protesters, mostly Mangyans and farmers from Oriental Mindoro in 2009.
Mindoro Island, situated in the central part of the Philippines, constitutes one of the major biogeographic regions in the country, exhibiting high levels of species richness and a diverse range ...
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro — Governor Alfonso V. Umali Jr., has issued a cease and desist order against all operations of a Norwegian mining company planning to extract nickel and cobalt in the central part of Mindoro.
Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito 'Bonz' Dolor has signed the Sangguning Panlalawigan ordinance allowing extraction of armour rocks in the province.
Get to know Oriental Mindoro province in the Philippines. Discover the climate, points of interests, frequently asked questions, and more.
Intex Resources was granted environmental clearance certificate to mine nickel in barangay Pag-Asa, Sablayan in Occidental Mindoro and in barangay Villa Cerveza in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro. …
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – Local government officials and non-governmental organizations are contesting Malacañang's order lifting the suspension of the environmental compliance certificate...
Lisap is a barangay in the municipality of Bongabong, province of Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA Region, Philippines. The latest population is 6,743 (2020 Census figures).
Mining in Mindoro Oriental is heavily intertwined with the military, leading to military violence against indigenous peoples and environmental defenders.
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