MERGED: Mining Issues

[ambokz]

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akong friend naapil jud ani,nwag pa xa pag morning,after di na ma-contact,nya mao na d-i to gpang hostage na d-i cla...kni mga in ani,adto unta ni sa hingtundan nla buhaton,dli sa mga inosente,kay mapansin jud cla.tsk2x..

[black_mamba]

btaw, nganu ila man tawn damayon ang mga yanong taw... idolohiya ug prinsipyo man kaha ilang gipaglaban? maypa ilang suicidan katong mga politikong way ayo ga cge lang pangawat..

[snifruz]

idealist thinks that this world should be perfect if
while perfectionist acts like their idea are perfect and should be followed

mine, i'll be a realistic person since nothing is perfect in this world

[anniemarie]

luoya ayo sa mga gihostage oi..
mao diay to nitext kalit akong daddy yesterday kay manawag unta siya bahin aning panghitabo, kulbaan sad ko kay abi nako naapil sila.
i just hope walay lain pang maangin..

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and i just heard from my mom nga wala pa nakabalik work ang mga empleyado tungod sa dakong damage. og naapil diay akong duha ka uncle nga walay work as of now.
paeta sad ani oi, murag sobra na jud ning mga NPA da..

[7DMM]

it's all about money dili na principles and ideology.it's all commie bull****

[b1 huck]

in the name of freedom they fight? stupidity...

[dodong69]

dili na gyud na sila ingana ka kusog ug pwersa.. pero ambot pud aning mga sundalo nga dili man nila masumpo dayon na hehe...

[gareb]

mining itself has its established "pro's" (job creation, mineral wealth) and "con's" (environmental destruction, displacement of indigenous peoples). these matters should no longer be a matter of argument. what should be argued are how far do these "pro's" and "con's" go. the things that we should be asking ourselves are some of the following;

• is environmental destruction a worthy price to pay for employment and wealth?
• is the mineral wealth that we getting from mining really going to our pockets?
• what steps (if any) are being taken to rehabilitate the environment after the resources have been mined?
• how are the indigenous people's rights, who are sure to be displaced by the operations, respected?

what should be looked is is how the Mining Act of 1995 or Republic Act No. 7942 (authored by then-senator Gloria Arroyo under the Ramos administration) has been seen as the "go-signal" for the rampant, destructive and irresponsible mining across the entire country.

quoting Rep. Teddy Casino:

Under the act, foreign corporations are allowed to operate 100% without any local capital requirement. They are given 25 year concessions extendable to 50 years. Mining companies enjoy a slew of fiscal incentives and are granted easment rights, timber rights and water rights, allowing them to exploit everything on and under the soil.

In exchange, all they have to do is pay taxes, fees and charges. Royalties and government’s share of the income are negotiable and can be collected only upon recovery of thencompany’s pre-operating, exploration and development expenses.

CBCP: "Repeal Mining Act of 1995"
Catanduanes: Thoughts on Mining
Catanduanes: Philippine Mining Act of 1995
TFDP: Solons, Church and groups push for the scrapping of the Mining Act of 1995
Bulatlat: Indigenous Peoples Raise Alarm Against Aggressive Mining Policy of Aquino Government
Nun, Anti-Mining Advocates File Complaints at the CHR

[vixen]

according to the documentary by gma's reporter's notebook, taxes collected from the mining companies amounted to something over 13 million ONLY from having a revenue of 144 billion!!!! they flatten our mountain ranges and poison our seas for just 13 million pesos!!

[bosin]

Chemical wastes aside, just the simple act of clearing large patches of forest and digging up the earth causes so much damage already. Have you seen a pit mine?


That's a pit mine.

grabeha gud ani! pahak man oi