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[Title] => DENR to announce Rapu-Rapu mine fate this week
[Summary] => Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Angelo Reyes said the fate of the mining firm Lafayette Philippines would be decided following the Independence Day celebrations this week.
Reyes said the DENR’s decision on the firm’s mining operations on Rapu-Rapu island in Albay would be based first on the interests and welfare of the majority of Filipino people, and second on its concerns about the country’s mining industry.
"There would be those who would be displeased by the decision on Lafayette," he said.
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[Summary] => Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Angelo Reyes said the fate of the mining firm Lafayette Philippines would be decided following the Independence Day celebrations this week.
Reyes said the DENR’s decision on the firm’s mining operations on Rapu-Rapu island in Albay would be based first on the interests and welfare of the majority of Filipino people, and second on its concerns about the country’s mining industry.
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[Title] => Rapu-Rapu project still viable, says Lafayette official
[Summary] => Lafayette Mining’s Rapu-Rapu project in Albay remains viable despite hefty fines and rehabilitation costs from two spills that occurred last year that forced it to suspend operations, an official of the mining firm declared yesterday.
Rapu-Rapu Minerals Inc. environmental management chief Carmelita Pacis said the company had spent about P400 million to rehabilitate the open-pit polymetallic mine, on top of paying record fines.
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[Title] => ‘Rapu Rapu fact-finding committee went beyond mandate’
[Summary] => A member of a presidential fact-finding board that investigated the operations of an Australian mining firm on Rapu Rapu island off Albay claimed the probe body went beyond its mandate when it recommended a total ban on mining and review of the country’s mining laws.
Gregorio Tabuena, former member of the Rapu Rapu Fact-Finding Commission (RRFFC), pointed out the probe body headed by Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, delved into certain issues that were not covered by Administrative Order 145 which created the commission.
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[Title] => Lawmaker on Rapu-Rapu report: Much ado about nothing
[Summary] => A lawmaker leading the congressional investigation into the mining accident at Rapu-Rapu island in Albay slammed the presidential fact-finding commission that recommended closing the mining firm’s operations here and a total ban on mining in the country.
Sorsogon Rep. Jose Solis, vice chairman of the committee on natural resources at the House of Representatives, likened the report made by the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Committee (RRFFC) to the movie "The Da Vinci Code."
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[Title] => Australian mining firm blasts Rapu-Rapu Commission report
[Summary] => An Australian mining firm slammed the findings of the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission (RRFFC) led by Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes for being "unscientific and flawed" and relying heavily on environmental advocacy theories.
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[Title] => Palace says Rapu-Rapu commission report to be reviewed
[Summary] => Malacañang will review the findings and recommendations of the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission (RRFFC), which called for a blanket ban on mining operations in the country, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye said.
"We thank the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission for its work and assure the public that its report would be carefully reviewed and considered," Bunye said.
Bunye stressed however that the mining industry remains a priority concern of the government for development.
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"We thank the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission for its work and assure the public that its report would be carefully reviewed and considered," Bunye said.
Bunye stressed however that the mining industry remains a priority concern of the government for development.
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[Title] => ‘Gov’t supports mining industry’
[Summary] => The government reaffirmed yesterday its support for the mining industry even as a Roman Catholic bishop called for the closure of an Australian-owned mine he accused of spreading pollution.
Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri said the government expects mining to generate $5 billion to $7 billion in foreign exchange annually and create 240,000 jobs over the next six years. It should also produce tax revenues of P17 billion to P23 billion.
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Reyes said the DENR’s decision on the firm’s mining operations on Rapu-Rapu island in Albay would be based first on the interests and welfare of the majority of Filipino people, and second on its concerns about the country’s mining industry.
"There would be those who would be displeased by the decision on Lafayette," he said.
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Reyes said the DENR’s decision on the firm’s mining operations on Rapu-Rapu island in Albay would be based first on the interests and welfare of the majority of Filipino people, and second on its concerns about the country’s mining industry.
"There would be those who would be displeased by the decision on Lafayette," he said.
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[Summary] => Lafayette Mining’s Rapu-Rapu project in Albay remains viable despite hefty fines and rehabilitation costs from two spills that occurred last year that forced it to suspend operations, an official of the mining firm declared yesterday.
Rapu-Rapu Minerals Inc. environmental management chief Carmelita Pacis said the company had spent about P400 million to rehabilitate the open-pit polymetallic mine, on top of paying record fines.
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Gregorio Tabuena, former member of the Rapu Rapu Fact-Finding Commission (RRFFC), pointed out the probe body headed by Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, delved into certain issues that were not covered by Administrative Order 145 which created the commission.
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Sorsogon Rep. Jose Solis, vice chairman of the committee on natural resources at the House of Representatives, likened the report made by the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Committee (RRFFC) to the movie "The Da Vinci Code."
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"We thank the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission for its work and assure the public that its report would be carefully reviewed and considered," Bunye said.
Bunye stressed however that the mining industry remains a priority concern of the government for development.
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"We thank the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding Commission for its work and assure the public that its report would be carefully reviewed and considered," Bunye said.
Bunye stressed however that the mining industry remains a priority concern of the government for development.
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Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri said the government expects mining to generate $5 billion to $7 billion in foreign exchange annually and create 240,000 jobs over the next six years. It should also produce tax revenues of P17 billion to P23 billion.
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