Risk assessment on mines ordered
November 23, 2006 - 12:00am
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes has ordered the conduct of a nationwide risk assessment on all operating and non-operating mines, including abandoned ones, in a bid to reduce risks to...
Cebu News
Reyes orders nationwide assessment of mine facilities
By
Perseus Echeminada
| November 19, 2006 - 12:00am
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes ordered a nationwide risk assessment of all operating and non-operating mines, including abandoned mining facilities. In a directive, Reyes ordered...
Nation
Lawmaker wants 2 Aussies in Marcopper case extradited
By
Jess Diaz
| November 18, 2006 - 12:00am
Marinduque Rep. Edmundo Reyes Jr. is seeking the extradition of two Australians in connection with the Marinduque Copper Mining Co. (Marcopper) mine tailings disaster more than 10 years ago. In a statement...
Nation
EDITORIAL - Protecting nature’s gifts
September 4, 2006 - 12:00am
From Bohol to Sorsogon and now Legazpi City in Albay, whale sharks or butanding have become a delightful sight in the Albay Gulf. Communities blessed by the presence of the gentle marine creatures are discovering...
Opinion
Marcopper ordered not to transfer equipment
By
Perseus Echeminada
| May 28, 2006 - 12:00am
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Angelo Reyes, through the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB), has directed the Marcopper Mining Corp. to stop transferring any of its equipment beyond the premises of its...
Nation
EDITORYAL – Maging aral ang mining disaster sa Marinduque
March 27, 2006 - 12:00am
NAKALINYA na sa listahan ng gobyerno ang 23 lugar na prayoridad na pagmiminahan sa bansa. Ayon sa report, inilabas na ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang...
PSN Opinyon
EDITORIAL - Disaster area
February 16, 2006 - 12:00am
Two months after a barge of the National Power Corp. spilled a massive quantity of crude oil into the waters off Semirara island, the cleanup is just 30 percent complete. That could be an optimistic assessment...
Opinion
Mining firm execs to face charges for toxic waste spill
By
Jose Rodel Clapano
| February 15, 2006 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court has allowed the filing of charges against officials of the Marcopper mining company blamed for the toxic waste spill at the Boac River in Marinduque in 1996. In a 17-page decision, the high court...
Headlines
EDITORIAL - Cautionary voices
February 9, 2006 - 12:00am
Various sectors continue to react to the call of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines to repeal the Mining Act and stop all mining activities. The call, which is part of a pastoral statement covering...
Opinion
Chamber of Mines backs Rapu-Rapu spill probe
By
Rocel Felix
| November 30, 2005 - 12:00am
The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (CMP) expressed full support for the independent audit committee it jointly commissioned with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to conduct an inquiry...
Nation
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