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Caraga Lumads Wanted all Mining Permits Within Ancestral Lands Recalled, Cancelled

October 29, 2008

BUTUAN CITY - Claiming wanton violations in the memorandum agreements mining companies had signed with the indigenous people of Caraga Region, majority of lumad leaders in the region finally decided on Friday to ask government to recall, revoke and cancel all mining permits whether it is small-scale or large-scale mining operations in all parts of Caraga Region.

Some lumad leaders during meeting of the United Caraga Indigenous People’s Groups

Friday afternoon held at Inland Hotel and Convention Center claimed some mining companies in the region have not even bother to conduct Free Prior Inform and Consent (FPIC) yet government allowed them to operate which is a blatant violation of the Mining Act of 1995 and the Indigenous People’s Rights Act or IPRA Law.

Free Prior Inform and Consent (FPIC) is a must requirement or a pre-requisite before government will issue small-scale or large-scale mining permits to any mining companies operating within ancestral domain areas. READ MORE HERE>>>


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