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Phlippines' indigenous tribes strive to save their forest,

Over 40,000 hectares of land, including vast swathes of forest is claimed by Mangyan as their ancestral domain. To mining corporations, the land potentially holds reserves of gold, natural gas and ...Web

Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of Philippines

The artisanal small-scale gold mining industry employs some 300,000 to 500,000 miners in at least 30 provinces across the Philippines, according to an industry report.Web

Mining ban on Mindoro island sought | The Manila Times

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: Three former and two current representatives from the three congressional districts of the island of Mindoro want …Web

For the Philippines' Mangyans, COVID-19 extends a long history …

MINDORO, Philippines — On May 12, the Philippine island of Mindoro reported its first confirmed case of a tribal resident being infected with COVID-19. The patient, a 4-year-old Indigenous ...Web

Sen. Raffy Tulfo dares DENR to stop black sand mining

By: John Eric Mendoza - Reporter / @JEMendozaINQ. INQUIRER / 12:34 AM November 21, 2023. Sen. Raffy Tulfo urges the DENR to stop the rampant black sand mining in the country by issuing a ...Web

Ni-Co Mineralization in the Intex Laterite Deposit, …

The Intex laterite deposit in Mindoro, Philippines is derived from the weathering of the ultramafic rocks under a tropical climate. This study investigates the several types of serpentines and the effect of the …Web

Anti-mining alliance welcomes bill banning mining in Mindoro …

"It sends an encouraging signal to mining-affected communities to continue the fight against harmful mining operations," he said. House Bill 3891 or "An Act Declaring the Island of Mindoro a Mining-Free Zone, Prohibiting All Forms of Mining Operations and Providing Penalties Therefor" was filed by Representative Arnan Panaligan in Congress.Web

Mining and murders on indigenous land in San Teodoro, Mindoro …

Global Atlas of Environmental Justice. Mining and murders on indigenous land in San Teodoro, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines. Last update: . Mining in …Web

Town affected by oil spill declares state of calamity

By Charles Dantes. March 4, 2023, 1:30 am. The town of Pola in Oriental Mindoro has been placed under a state of calamity after an oil spill from a sunken tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel turned its seawater and shoreline black and resulted in fishkill, Mayor Jennifer Cruz said Friday. TANKER CATASTROPHE.Web

Sand mining: how it impacts the environment and solutions

Sand mining from rivers and marine ecosystems " can lead to erosion, salination of aquifers, loss of protection against storm surges and impacts on biodiversity, which pose a threat to livelihoods through, among other things, water supply, food production, fisheries, or to the tourism industry," says UNEP. In 2018, the World Wildlife …Web

Mindoro, the mine of gold, the unexplored paradise

Gloria Hernandez Grejalde Verdant hills, interminable rice fields, gushing waterfalls, long sandy beaches, winding rivers, rugged mountains, and underwater wonders describe Mindoro, an island located southwest of mainland Luzon. The seventh largest landmass in the country is divided into two provinces — Oriental Mindoro and …Web

Environment and Natural Resources Office

1. New Application- Commercial Sand and Gravel Permit Commercial Sand and Gravel (CSAG) Permit shall be issued to qualified private individuals who wants to venture on …Web

Mining developments suspended in Mindoro region

Mining developments suspended in Mindoro region. The people of Mindoro province, the northern island of the Philippines, have finally pronounced their victory …Web

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Basay mining project ready for privatization | Philstar

Basay Mining Corp. in Negros Oriental stopped operations in 1983,while the Marinduque Mining and Industrial Corp. (MMIC Bagacay Mine) in Samar was foreclosed by the Development Bank of the ...Web

Mindoro | Philippines Travel Guide | Rough Guides

Within a few hours of, yet worlds away, Mindoro remains undeveloped even by Philippine provincial standards. Much of the island is wild and rugged, with some near-impenetrable hinterlands and an often-desolate coastline of wide bays and isolated fishing villages. The island, seventh largest in the archipelago, is divided lengthways into two ...Web

Negros Sand and Gravel, Inc.

Negros Sand and Gravel, Inc., Tampi, Philippines. 1,128 likes. NESAGI is a Philippine based company that quarries and distributes high quality sand, gravel and agg Negros Sand and Gravel, Inc.Web

Over 36,000 hectares of marine habitats potentially affected after …

Published Mar 4, 2023, 6:54:19 PM. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 4) — More than 36,000 hectares of coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass may be at risk due to the oil spill in Mindoro ...Web

The Blue Economy of Luzon: Its Status, Threats and Potentials for

exploited by sand quarrying companies using their Industrial Sand and Gravel Permits (ISGP). Most notable cases are the cancelled black s and mining permits i n Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, and in Gonzaga,Web

Characterization of Black Sand Mining Activities and …

In this paper we aim to (1) demonstrate the value of remote sensing for monitoring of black sand mining activities and their environmental impact; (2) contribute a dataset of known and suspected …Web

Spatial Analyses of the Mining Situation in Mindoro Island, …

Mining tenements and applications in the Philippines (as of 2004) and in Mindoro (as of 2008), and potential mineral resource areas from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB);Web

The Impacts of Global Sand Mining – The Maritime Review

In the Philippines, Kalikasan Campaign Coordinator Leon Dulce said immediate intervention in needed to save coastal areas of Gonzaga and other sand mined areas from sinking.Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Emy Bukaneg responded that local government plans to build a riverbank protection and a sea …Web

Mining and murders on indigenous land in San Teodoro, Mindoro …

Global Atlas of Environmental Justice. Mining and murders on indigenous land in San Teodoro, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines. Last update: . Mining in Mindoro Oriental is heavily intertwined with the military, leading to military violence against indigenous peoples and environmental defenders. Expedito, Manuela, and Arman …Web

Mindoro Island Visitors Guide

ABOUT. Considering its close proximity to the island of Luzon, Mindoro is one of the popular destinations for quick getaway from the country's capital. It is separated from Luzon by Verde Island Passage and is most known for Puerto Galera, a town flocked by tourists for its white sand beaches as well as several diving and snorkeling sites ...Web

Mindoro extends mining moratorium | The Manila Times

CALAPAN CITY: Anti-mining activists and environmentalists in Oriental Mindoro lauded the passage of a resolution before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan extending the mining moratorium for another 25 years for large-scale mining and 15 years for small-scale mining in the province. Fr. Edwin Gariguez of the Apostolic Vicariate of …Web

In Mindoro, responsible mining is real – ANZCHAM Philippines

In Mindoro, responsible mining is real. 1. Almost everything that people consume and use — from farm implements to transport vehicles, appliances and communication tools, etc. — is a mineral product or relies upon them for production. In order to maintain lifestyle and security as a society, the mining industry must continue on a ...Web

Philippines oil spill: Residents hit by dizziness and fever as oil

Oil coats the shoreline in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines on March 8, 2023. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images AsiaPac/Getty Images The scale of the environmental impact is yet to be determined ...Web

75 MINING PERMITS FACE CANCELLATION

As part of her commitment to keep the country's watersheds off-limits to destructive mining, Environment Secretary Gina Lopez announced on Tuesday that 75 mineral production sharing agreements (MPSA) for mining sites that are within watershed areas face cancellation. Lopez said show cause orders have been issued to mining companies to …Web

DENR commends SMC's accomplishments in Pasig River …

DENR and SMC have signed a memorandum of agreement on June 9, 2021 for the implementation of the P2-billion Pasig River Dredging Project. The project aims to reduce flooding in Metro Manila with increased hydraulic capacity of the river, deepen shallow waters to improve shipping vessel transport, and remove debris and garbage from the …Web

Philippine coastline receding because of Chinese mining black sand

Published May 27, 2021, 7:29:52 AM. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 27) — Black sand mining has been "massive" along the Luzon coastline with Chinese miners extracting the mineral with ...Web