They will continue to fight the open pit mining operation of the Tampakan Project and the people of South Cotabato can do more to prevent the destruction of the environment for the future of South Cotabatenos.
TAMPAKAN, Philippines In a move celebrated by anti-mining activists, local officials in the southern Philippine municipality of Tampakan have canceled the business permit for a controversial copper and gold mine, citing alleged fraud and misrepresentation by the operator, Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI). “The firm does not have a permit anymore from the local government […]
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, is currently holding a gathering of social action workers from the 85 dioceses around the country.
(CARITAS PHILIPPINES) The 40th National Social Action General Assembly (NASAGA) will be held from
The South Cotabato provincial government agreed to amend its environment law to allow open-cut mining, paving the way for the controversial project to start.