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Residents of a village in Benguet, who depend on pocket mining, fear they would lose control of their land and small-scale mining sites

KABUGAO, Apayao: The Special 3rd Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) junked a petition seeking to revoke or annul the Certification Precondition (CP) issued by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) for the 150-megawatt Gened-1 and 250-megawatt Gened-2 hydroelectric power projects of renewable energy developer Pan Pacific Renewable Power Philippines Corp. (PPRPPC) in the Province of Apayao.

THE Clark Development Corp. (CDC) issued a cease and desist order (CDO) on September 12 to stop the unauthorized digging and other earth moving activities within the Clark Special Economic Zone. The order was prompted by the lack of the required environmental and construction permits as mandated by CDC.

Ipilan Nickel Corp. (INC) said its mine site in Brooke’s Point, Palawan continues to operate even after the Supreme Court issued a Writ of Kalikasan last week. The ruling does not interrupt INC’s operations, as the petition for a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) has been rejected, according to the…

Lawyer and IP rights advocate Mary Ann Bayang slams the CEB decision, and notes that mining, whether small or large scale, is an extractive industry that should be under the regular FPIC process

"If the injunction is granted, Masungi’s operations in the area would stop, and the indigenous people can enjoy their own land," NCIPs Asunti said.

The Tampakan Copper-Gold project in South Cotabato is expected to generate much-needed government revenues that will boost the country’s coffers in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. Director Wilfredo Moncano of the DENR’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)…

ENDORSED. The Western Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC 6) convenes Wednesday (May 4, 2022) to tackle issues related to the impact of Tropical Depression Agaton. The council re-endorsed the development of the Panay River Basin, one of the major rivers in Capiz.(Photo courtesy of Office of the Civil Defense 6) ILOILO CITY - The Western Visayas Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) is pushing for the phase-by-phase implementation of the ...

Critics of the project alleged the signatories to the agreement were pre-selected, community members opposed to the project were not included in negotiations, and the FPIC process was violated.

NCIP approves ANI project with Bagobos By James A. Lpyola The rice and corn production project of AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), in partnership with the Unified Bagobo Tagabawa Tribe (UBTT) of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato, has been approved by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) - Re