Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
MATI, Davao Oriental — Protesters from affected communities here picketed Monday the office of BHP Billiton, their spokesperson reading a statement announcing the filing in Metro Manila of several petitions against the “legality and constitutionality “ of the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) and the Financial Technical Assistance Agreements (FTAA) under the 1995 Philippine Mining Act. The protest move was brief, just enough for the spokesperson to read the two-page statement and for BHP Billiton’s guards to note down the plate numbers and the signage of a public utility jeepney and a media vehicle. (more…)
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
The recent pronouncement of the local government of Mati that it cannot stop the entry of mining in Davao Oriental is nothing but a lame excuse and could be playing blind on the track record of the BHP Billiton.
If the local government is looking for a clean track record of any mining company that will operate in their area, then they are wrong in allowing the BHP Billiton to operate in the Hamiguitan mountain range, which is a declared protected area. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
MATI, Davao Oriental – A multi-sectoral group from Barangay Macambol here is strongly opposing the proposed construction of the nickel processing plant in their village because it would not just displace but as well as it will destroy the livelihood of the people in the area.
Victor Aying, chair of the anti-mining group called Macambol Multi-Sectoral Alliance for Integral Development (MMSAID), said that once that the processing plant is in place, the waste would pollute and eventually destroy Pujada Bay. (more…)
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
So that the public may know if who and what is BHP Billiton doing around the globe, we have gathered all the links we found on the internet regarding the environmental impacts of company’s operation. And these are just one of the reasons why we should not allow BHP Billiton to operate in Mati, Davao Oriental.
Yet even James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan have also campaigned against the world’s biggest miner. Just click on the headlines below and find out why. (more…)
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