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Breaking promises, Making profits - Mining in the Philippines (pdf) / Published by Christian Aid and PIPLinks

As the Philippines government renews its commitment to promoting foreign investment in mining, Breaking Promises, Making Profits exposes the true costs of mining and calls on politicians and the international community to take responsibility for the ethical operation of both foreign and national mining companies.

The report examines the environmental legacy of the Mankayan copper and gold mine, owned by Philippine company Lepanto, which has caused pollution damage across four provinces. (December 2004)

 

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Articles

• SouthCot to DOE and mining firms: Don't bypass us (14 November 2006)
  
  
• Marinduque exec wary of DENR dam report (13 November 206)
  
  
• Catholic-backed lobby says Philippines mine "will turn mountain upside down" (13 November 2006)
  
  
• Church and Government Leader Calls TVI Pacific a 'liar' Update from DCMI (11 November 2006)
  
  
• Paying Pro-TVI Canadian Mining Rally Update from DCMI (11 November 2006)
  
  
• Compostella Village opposes inclusion in mining zones - Suspended mayor sees mining firms behind removal (10 November 2006)
  
  
• A Failed Promise - The Dumingag Case (1November 2006)
  
  
• Once-idyllic island center of debate on mining (19 October 2006)
  
  
• Joint letter to the DENR appealing the permanent cancellation of the MPSA granted to Crew Gold Corporation (18 October 2006)
  
  
• Legitimacy of TVI Pacific's right to mine questioned at Philippine Congressional Hearing. Update from DCMI ( September 29, 2005)
  
  
• Success! Canadian Parliamentary Committee tables a Constructive Report on Corporate Responsibility and TVI Pacific to the Government of Canada. Update from DCMI (June 23, 2005) Read a copy of the report here.

• Over 2600 Participate in an Anti-Mining Caravan which Culminates in Dipolog City. Update from DCMI (June 17, 2005)

• Affidavits and photos from Canatuan residents who report that TVI mine tailings are leaking into their creeks. Update from DCMI (May 4, 2005)

• DCMI issues a response to the Philippine Daily Inquirer article entitled, "Defensor to int'l mining foes: Back off, or else..." [The original article] Update from DCMI (May 3, 2005)

• TVI Steps up its Offensive and Threatens Legal Action Against a Canadian NGO. Update from DCMI (April 1, 2005)

• Delegation from Siocon meets with Canadian Members of Parliament. Update from DCMI (April 1, 2005)

• Update from Mt. Canatuan. Update from DCMI (April 1, 2005)

• DCMI and PIPLinks joint response to the letter issued by Juanito Tumangkis of TVI's SSAI. Update from DCMI (March 7, 2005) Click here to read the original letter from Tumangkis.

• Demands to 'Scrap the Mining Act' continue to Reverberate through the Zamboangan Peninsula. Update from DCMI (March 7, 2005)

• Interview with Joy Gonzaga of Sitio Canatuan. Update from DCMI (February 14, 2005)

• Siocon Residents Contract Skin Disease from Polluted River. Update from DCMI (December 20, 2004)

• Over 500 People Sign a Petition Opposing TVI's Expansion Plans. Update from DCMI (December 15, 2004)

• DCMI's Response to the Supreme Court Ruling of December 1, 2004. Update from DCMI (December 13, 2004)

• Local People present a United Stand at an Environmental Forum in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte. Update from DCMI (November 15, 2004)

• A Call for the Cancellation of TVI’s MPSA by Bishop Jose Manguiran. Update from DCMI (October 26, 2004)

• An Urgent Appeal to Save Mt. Canatuan and the Subanen People. Update from DCMI (October 24, 2004)

 

Links to more information on Mines and Quarries

 

Mines and Communities Website | www.minesandcommunities.org

DIOPIM Committee on Mining Issues (DCMI) | www.dcmiphil.org

Sign the Petition to Scrap the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 | www.lrcksk.org | Why Scrap the Mining Act?

Mining Watch Canada | www.miningwatch.ca

Tebtebba | www.tebtebba.org

The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan (LRC-KSK/Friends of the Earth Philippines) | www.lrcksk.org