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Alarm bell sounded over the opening of Caraga watershed reserves to mining & quarrying

February 10, 2010

By Caraga Watch | insidemindanao.com

SURIGAO DEL SUR—The Caraga Region is currently at the forefront of the Arroyo administration’s attention as a yet untapped source to fill and line its coffers, an inexhaustible milking cow for funds for electoral kitties and instrument for creating a rosy picture of our bankrupt economy.

The Mining Act of 1995, the Indigenous People’s Rights Law (IPRA) and its major implementing agency, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) set the stage for the legalized depletion of our national patrimony. These government policies and agencies, together with the Local Government Units (LGU), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through its Mining and Geosciences Bureau and the Department of Energy (DOE), are being used to guarantee profits in mining and undermine the interests and unity of lumad communities.READ MORE>>>

 

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