MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) assert that this mudflow issue in Albay is not an isolated one. This is happening all over the country. By law, regulation of quarries are with the local government as compared to mining activities which are regulated by the national government. Regardless, the impacts of both are equally devastating. While our Green Agenda calls for a 20-year moratorium on all forms of mineral mining to rationalize our green development, we are not only for the immediate closure of illegal quarrying & persecution of violators but also for the review and stoppage of problematic quarrying operations leading to substantial reduction of issued permits for quarrying. We are instead for the full development of alternatives to the infrastructure needs that fuels quarrying like building roads and housing. The use of alternatives such as upcycling plastic wastes to road and bamboo infrastructure for social housing and public infrastructures; for examples should be pursued. With the impacts of climate change, we simply cannot afford the current degree of quarrying all over the country.
JOIN to ACT in our FB Action Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ph.mining.moratorium www.facebook.com/groups/ph.greencitiesdeurbanization www.facebook.com/groups/ph.greengovernance To JOIN the MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html To become a Founding Member, please JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly Original article When Typhoon Goni, the world’s strongest last year, hit the Philippines in November, it triggered an avalanche of volcanic mud that buried 300 homes, killed 13 people and left three missing in the province of Albay. While such mudflows, known as lahar, are common in regions with high volcanic activity, experts and activists say the impact in Albay was exacerbated by the loose material left by quarrying operations. Quarrying of volcanic ash and debris from the slopes of Albay’s Mount Mayon feeds construction projects across the Philippines and is a key economic driver in the province. But watchdogs say the proliferation of mismanaged quarries is a result of a rarely scrutinized industry that is often under the watch of the local government. Read more
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MAKAKALIKASAN (Nature Party Philippines) all forms of mineral mining in the Philippines in the next decade as we push for a nationwide moratorium. We oppose this mining in Leyte and we support local communities who are against this mining. There is no such thing as "responsible" or "sustainable mining" as all mining will destroy ecosystems and it can never be recovered back to its original state. In this case what MGB calls "(bringing) back again to its productive state" is a misleading statement. Once mining operation begins, the agricultural and natural ecosystems in the area will forever change.
JOIN to ACT: www.faceboook.com/groups/ph.mining.moratorium JOIN MAKAKALIKASAN: www.naturepartyph.weebly.com/join.html Be a Founding Member, JOIN our ASSEMBLIES: www.facebook.com/groups/makakalikasan.assembly #MiningMoratorium #MiningMoratorium #MacArthurLeyteBlackSandMining #MAKAKALIKASANParty Original article: TACLOBAN CITY – The Mines and Geoscience Bureau (MGB) has assured the residents of Leyte province it will make sure that MacArthur Iron Sand Project Corp. (MIPC) will keep their commitment to fully rehabilitate areas covered by their mining operations. Responding to concerns raised by some groups on the potential destruction of mining in MacArthur, Leyte, MGB Eastern Visayas regional director Leo Van Juguan said on Monday they will closely monitor the existing mining operations. Read more |
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