Activists welcome decision to revoke permit for controversia

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 […]

Related Keywords

South Cotabato , Philippines , Tampakan , Tawi , Philippine , Benguet , Marbel , Polomolok , Nena Santos , Reynaldo Tamayo Jr , Jerome Millan , Rene Pamplona , Bong Sarmiento , Leonard Escobillo , Bongs Sarmiento , Yolanda Esguerra , Action Center , People Army , Alyansa Tigil Mina Alliance To Stop Mining , Diocese Of Marbel , Catholic Church , Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc , Sagittarius Mines Inc , Philippine National Commission On Indigenous Peoples , Tampakan Forum , Sagittarius Mines , Mayor Leonard Escobillo , Municipal Tax Code , Mayor Leonard , Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo , Social Action Center , Southeast Asia , Alyansa Tigil Mina , Stop Mining , Philippine Misereor Partnership , New People , New Year , Philippine National Commission , Indigenous Peoples , South Cotabato Governor Reynaldo Tamayo ,