mining

Bishops blame government for flooding

PHILIPPINES: A bishop in Manila said today that government officials who have allowed illegal logging and mining should be held accountable for flooding that has killed more than 1,000 people in northern Mindanao. Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila, ...

Miner on hold as students start fast

Miner on hold as students start fast INDONESIA: Hunger-strikers condemn shooting of protesters during recent rally

Jesuit university wants talks to end row

Jesuit university wants talks to end row PHILIPPINES: President offers peace talks to mining association angered at 'exclusion'

Tribal life under threat, priest says

Tribal life under threat, priest says INDONESIA: Govt 'doing nothing to protect indigenous peoples in Papua and Kalimantan'

Villagers remove mining equipment

Villagers remove mining equipment INDONESIA: Local people to eject company to try to protect their local agriculture

Independent team probes killing

PHILIPPINES: Members of the clergy and civilians yesterday launched an independent fact-finding team to investigate Monday’s ...

Groups condemn mining security plan

PHILIPPINES: Government wants to protect companies with private security, locals say that will increase violence

Residents rejoice as mine firm leaves

PHILIPPINES: Canadian company acknowledges problem of government ban on mining on island

Activists blast ‘revolutionary justice’

PHILIPPINES: What rebels are doing amounts to nothing more than murder, rights group says

Elderly Filipinos want better pensions

PHILIPPINES: Few reach the current threshold of 77 because there is too much poverty, says charity

Villagers take on mining firm

PHILIPPINES: Australian company blamed for closing road, dumping waste in village

Bishop calls mining deals an ‘insult’

Bishop calls mining deals an ‘insult’ PHILIPPINES: Agreement with China an 'affront to, campaigners, memory of murdered activists'

Campaigners set out mining demands

Campaigners set out mining demands PHILIPPINES: Protesters urge more responsible methods, less foreign influence over minerals exploitation
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