Philippines: The People Decides What Legitimate Actions They Must Use To Protect Their Rights ...

Philippines: The People Decides What Legitimate Actions They Must Use To Protect Their Rights And The Environment   The Philippines has historically endured gross environmental destruction caused by mining plunder: from the recorded 1982 Maricalum mining disaster in Negros Occidental, 1996 Marcopper mine-tailings dam collapse in Marinduque, 2005 Lafayette toxic spill in Albay, to the latest 2007 TVI Pacific mine-tailings spill in Zamboanga del Norte. Likewise, the Filipino people have an...

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