(PDF) Challenges of the Calamansi Industry in Oriental Mindoro
[Show full abstract] Oriental Mindoro, Philippines brought fear among the Mangyans because it affects the strong cultural ties of indigenous communities leading to the loss of their culture and ...
Re-Evaluation of Values: Nietzsche and the Mining Struggle in Oriental …
Mining Struggle in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines . Jerwin M. Mahaguay (Ph.D) University of Rizal System-Pililla, Philippines . jerwinmds@yahoo.
Petition · To Call For An Action To Stop Mining In Oriental Mindoro
Philippine governor stops mining project in Oriental Mindoro Invokes provincial ordinance banning mining for 25 yearsPublished by MAC on Source: Robert A. Evora, Manila Bulletin ()CALAPAN CITY - Oriental Mindoro Gov. Arnan C. Panaligan has stopped the operation of the Mindoro nickel and cobalt project in this province, invoking the 25-year mining …
Mindoro, the mine of gold, the unexplored paradise
Gloria Hernandez GrejaldeVerdant 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 Occidental Mindoro. The island is …
Mindoro
Mindoro is the seventh (7th) largest island in the Philippines. It is divided by two provinces Occidental Mindoro and Oriental Mindoro. Mindoro Mountain Range is the largest and longest mountain range in the island with a total length of 200 km (120 mi) north-south and 58 km (36 mi) width east–west. Mount Halcon, at 8,484 feet (2,586 meters), is the island's highest point and …
Intex's Mindoro Nickel Project, Philippines
The main reason for the absence of people support for mining is the many socio-environmental impacts and issues of the project. Mindoro Oriental and Occidental is locked together forming the Mindoro Island, the 7th biggest island in Philippines. The island's rich watershed and arable land provides different agricultural products for the country.
Mindoro Oriental bans mining
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) has approved and passed a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining and a ban on small scale mining for 15 years. Believing that achieving development should not be at the expense of the environment, the 10th Sangguniang Panlalawigan upheld the propriety and legality of …
Gloria, Oriental Mindoro Site – Premium Infinite Mining, Inc.
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Mining ban on Mindoro island sought
In two separate House Bills, Oriental Mindoro First District Rep. Arnan Panaligan filed HB 3891 and Second District Rep. Alfonso Umali Jr. filed HB 6219 before the House of Representatives both entitled "An Act Declaring the Island of Mindoro as a Mining-Free Zone and Providing Penalties Thereof," with Panaligan's version reiterating the ...
Mindoro Oriental bans mining
Mindoro Oriental bans mining - BY IRE JOE V. C. LAURENTE CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) has approved and passed a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining and a ban on small scale mining for 15 years. Believing that achieving development should not be at the expense of the ...
Intex Resources' response to Case Study 5: Nickel …
Mining Act was passed, and in 1997 the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (also known as the IPRA Law) was passed. A major provision of the IPRA Law was the ... We have specifically written a letter to Oriental Mindoro Governor Arnan Panaligan – who's Provincial Council enacted the 25-year moratorium on mining activities –
Oriental Mindoro extends mining moratorium for …
The provincial board of Oriental Mindoro has passed a resolution that extends the province's mining moratorium for another 25 years beginning in 2027. Under the moratorium, large-scale mining in the province will be banned …
Mining developments suspended in Mindoro region
The people of Mindoro province, the northern island of the Philippines, have finally pronounced their victory over international mining companies. The new law introducing a 25 year moratorium suspends all the major excavations in Mindoro province. Although the decision to stop any large-scale mining by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was first introduced in July 2001 …
Mining ban on Mindoro island sought
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: Three former and two current representatives from the three congressional districts of the island of Mindoro want mining activities on the island banned to protect it from frequent flooding and destruction of agricultural lands, communities and infrastructure. In two separate House Bills, Oriental Mindoro First District Rep. Arnan Panaligan …
DBP Finances Mini Hydro Power Plant In Oriental Mindoro, …
The project will benefit the residents of San Teodoro, Oriental Mindoro, a 4th class municipality located in the northwestern part of the province and its neighboring areas, David said. Sign up for our weekly news round-up!
House probe on Mindoro mining activities sought
MANILA, Philippines - Militant lawmakers have sought a congressional inquiry into the effects of large-scale mining activities on the environment and livelihood of people in Oriental Mindoro. Reps. Satur C. Ocampo and Teodoro A. Casino (Bayan Muna), Liza L. Maza and Luzviminda C. Ilagan (Gabriela), and Rafael V. Mariano (Anakpawis) have introduced House …
Mining, Dams, Other Projects Threaten to Displace Mangyans …
Mining companies Intex Resources, Agusan Petroleum Mining Corp. and Pitkin Resources Ltd. are eyeing the Mindoro provinces for their mining operations. There are also three dam projects in Oriental Mindoro, the Alag River Dam in Baco and San Teodoro towns, the Bagto River Dam in Naujan town and Bongabong River Dam.
Mining ban on Mindoro island sought
The anti-mining sentiments in the island were stirred after the passage of a provincial ordinance by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Oriental Mindoro allowing and …
Governor shuts down nickel mining in Oriental Mindoro
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro — Governor Alfonso V. Umali Jr., has issued a cease and desist order against all operations of a Norwegian mining company planning to …
AGRI-PROFILE: BONGABONG, ORIENTAL MINDORO
Bongabong is one of the third largest municipalities in the province of Oriental Mindoro with a total land area of 49,820 hectares or 498.2 square kilometers. It is a first class municipality composed of 36 barangays, five of which are considered urban barangays including Aplaya, Poblacion, Bagong Bayan 1, Bagong Bayan 2 and Ipil while the rest ...
Mining In Mindoro Oriental
The most commonly listed primary commodities in Mindoro Oriental mines are Copper and Gold . At the time these mines were surveyed, 2 mines in Mindoro Oriental were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine. 1 Mindoro Oriental has 1 prospect mine. 2
Intex's Mindoro Nickel Project, Philippines
Intex Resources pushes its Nickel mining project in spite of a lack of a free prior informed consent by local indigenous. The anti-mining struggle of the mangyans of Mindoro continues.
Oriental Mindoro's 'mine of gold'
Oriental Mindoro's 'mine of gold' Jonathan L. Mayuga; July 2, 2017; 8 minute read; In Photo: A man on a motorized boat passes through a flock of migratory birds preying on fish in Naujan Lake.
Major watersheds within Mindoro Island showing computed …
The general objective of this study is to assess the revitalized mining program in the Philippines and its implications to the conservation initiatives in Mindoro Island.
ExecutiveOrder – Oriental Mindoro | Official Website
an executive order designating the oriental mindoro multi sectoral complex as the temporary provincial evacuation center in times of disasters, calamities, emergencies, or as needed by circumtances ... an executive order reorganizing the provincial mining regulatory board (pmrb) of oriental mindoro, providing for its function, and for other ...
EXTENSION OF MINING MORATORIUM IN ORIENTAL MINDORO …
environmentalist priest here has lauded the passage of an ordinance extending the mining moratorium in Oriental Mindoro province for 25 years starting in 2027. In a statement on Sunday, Fr. Edwin Gariguez, director of the Diocesan Social Action Center of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan, said the large scale and small-scale mining ...
Governor shuts down nickel mining in Oriental Mindoro
by Jerry J. Alcayde June 5, 2015 Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro — Governor Alfonso V. Umali Jr., has issued a cease and desist order against all operations of a Norwegian mining company planning to extract nickel and cobalt in the central part of Mindoro. In a letter addressed to company officials of Intex Resources Philippines, Inc., […]
Position Paper: Addressing the Oriental Mindoro Oil Spill …
The sinking of MT Empress off the waters of Oriental Mindoro three months ago resulted in a catastrophic oil spill that continues to devastate thousands of hectares of corals, seagrass and mangroves 1 of several towns in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Western Visayas region. The oil spill made and is still making extensive damage in the Verde Island ...
Oriental Mindoro governor OKs armour rocks extraction …
Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito 'Bonz' Dolor has signed the Sangguning Panlalawigan ordinance allowing extraction of armour rocks in the province.
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 …