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Anti-mining community, Gina Lopez awarded as heroes for the environment

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Aaron Macaraeg  Bulatlat The Philippines ranked second in the 2019 Global Witness report for being the deadliest for environmental defenders with. In 2018, the country topped the list with 30 defenders killed. In the same report, mining was cited as the “deadliest” sector. Last w...

The Duterte era: A state of nature under attack

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Leon Dulce Bulatlat A complex array of multiple crises slowly brewing for four years breached the tipping point and inundated the Philippines in just the last four and a half months. This is the story of our nation as we approach the upcoming State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Dut...

Water, transparency and mining concerns in the Philippines

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Yellow Pad Business WorldBusiness World The communities of Didipio, Nueva Visacaya have been up in arms against the operation of Oceana Gold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI). OGPI has been operating a copper-gold mine in Barangay Didipio in Kasibu, Province of Nueva Vizcaya. A Financial or Technical Ass...

Land Defenders Are Killed in the Philippines for Protesting Canadian Mining

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Natashya Gutierrez and Anya Zoledziowski - VICE Not only do Canadian mines in the Philippines degrade the environment and displace Indigenous communities, activists say, eco-defenders are targeted by the Philippine government for protesting them. A VICE World News investigation. It was 6:45...