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    The Philex Mine Disaster rocked the Philippine mining industry in August 2012, when the government's poster child for 'responsible' and 'green' mining dumped 20 million metric tons of mine wastes in tributaries in Benguet. The effects of the massive spill affected fishing and farm communities in Benguet, and then drained to the San Roque Dam and up to communities in .

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  • In Philippines, Seeking Environmental Justice 20 Years After Mining .

     · But that all changed in March 1996, when a drainage pipe inside a copper mine burst about 20 kilometers upstream. Millions of tons of toxic mine waste, including lead and arsenic, flooded into the river. At the time, it was the worst mining disaster in .

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  • The huge September 2018 Naga landslide in the Philippines: a .

     · The huge September 2018 Naga landslide in the Philippines: a first published analysis The September 2018 Naga landslide was a 27 million cubic metre failure, associated with mining, on Cebu island in the Philippines, which killed 134 people and destroyed almost 60 houses: The September 2018 Naga landslide in the Philippines. Image via Youtube .

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  • Philex spill 'biggest mining disaster' in PHL, surpassing .

     · "In terms of volume, ito [Philex mine tailings spill] ngayon 'yung biggest mining disaster in the Philippines," MGB chief Leo Jasareno told GMA News Online in an exclusive interview last Friday. Philex spokesperson Atty. Eduardo Aratas affirmed the statement: "Because of the volume [of the leak], it is really the biggest.

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  • Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines: .

    These weather events, and the resulting flash floods and landslides, inflicted havoc on the Philippines killing 1,068 people, injuring 1,163 and causing another 553 to go missing; collectively, these storms caused roughly PHP 7 billion (USD 125 million) worth of damage to crops and infrastructure... Chapter One MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES

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  • Destructive mining blamed for Philippine landslide tragedy

     · Environmental activists have blamed mining operations for landslides that have reportedly killed dozens of people in the northern Philippines following a powerful typhoon at the weekend. Conflicting reports from government agencies said at least 100 people could have been killed in a landslide in Itogon town in Benguet province.

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  • Responsible mining in PH

     · AS in most countries, mining activities in the Philippines are regarded by most people with attitudes ranging from skepticism to outright hostility. Unfortunately, there is some justifiion for that; years of poorlyregulated mining in remote areas has scarred both the land and communities. Infamous incidents such as 1996 Marcopper mine disaster in Marinduque, .

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  • OEIGWG7: Adequate reparation in the future LBI

    Side event during the openended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights...

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  • The Marcopper disaster: A tragedy that continues in people's veins

     · Catherine Coumans, research and AsiaPacific program coordinator of Mining Watch Canada who had lived in Marinduque before the mine spill, said the worst environmental impact from Marcopper's mining comes from the mine sites yet to be rehabilitated. She said the San Antonio pit has been filled up and overtopped with toxic water. The remaining ...

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  • Environmental Challenges in the Philippines | SpringerLink

     · Weatherrelated disasters are by far the most frequent in the Philippines, hit by typhoons twice as much as Japan . Out of 363 disaster events between 1980 and 2010, 197 have been tropical storms and 94 major floods (Tables and ) 2. Table Number of disasters with loss of human life, 1980–2010, in selected Asian countries

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  • The dark side of black sand mining

     · Illegal mining of black sand or magnetite has been going on in several towns in Cagayan province despite stiff resistance from local residents and intermittent raids by government authorities. The previous administration tried to put an end to the illegal practice by carrying out intensive campaigns to completely eradie it.

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  • Marcopper Mining Disaster

     · People were being poisoned indirectly through the fish and water, but also, workers were dying from direct contact with the mining operations. One man, who worked 10 years as a driver for Marcopper, died at the young age of 39 due to lung cancer. Doctors reported it was caused by the "red dust" he encountered at work everyday.

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  • Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines: .

    The Philippine government and the mining industry are not oblivious to the risks presented by the intersection of mining and natural hazards and these risks are a concern to them. Mining investors are apprehensive that the government's "supportive policy could wane because of populist pressures in the event of a big mining disaster" (Landingin 2008, 9). Should a .

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  • Philippines: A country prone to natural disasters | Asia

    Typhoon Fengshen, also referred to as typhoon "Frank", created havoc in the Philippines from June 20 to June 23, 2008, killing at least 557 people. It affected more than 99,600 families all over...

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  • Discourses of Development and Disasters: Shocks and Responses .

    This study investigates the extent to which a society like the Philippines can generate meaningful responses to mining disasters. Mining disasters amplify longstanding conflicts that have been hounding the industry, where different views about development, politics, and the environment clash. Using three different cases of mining disasters in ...

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  • A Philippine island searching for justice 20 years after mining disaster

     · A Philippine island searching for justice 20 years after mining disaster Residents on one Philippine island say they still haven't received sufficient compensation from a Canadian company that two decades ago caused a huge mining disaster. ASIACALLING | ENGLISH Senin, 19 Sep 2016 09:54 WIB Author Jason Strother

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  • Mining in the Philippines

     · The following regions have high metallic and gold mining activities: Benguet, Masbate, Nueva Vizcaya, Cebu, Compostela Valley, Davao, Palawan and Surigao. Legal and regulatory structure Basis of...

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  • The Marcopper disaster: A tragedy that continues in people's .

     · On March 24, 1996, a fracture in the drainage tunnel of Marcopper Mining Corporation's Tapian pit spilled more than million cubic meters of toxic mine tailings, flooding villages and poisoning the Boac River.

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  • Philippine court orders compensation for victims of 1993 mining disaster

     · A Philippine court has ordered a mining company to pay damages to 30 people for negligence in a 1993 dam burst that was one of the country's worst mining disasters, a verdict cheered on Wednesday ...

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  • Philippines to sell idle state mines from 2023 as part of

     · MANILA — The Philippines will sell idle stateheld mining assets from next year, part of an 18year plan to develop its fledgling mineral sector and boost its contribution to economic growth, the...

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  • UPDATE 1Philippines coal mine collapses, 3 dead, 6 missing

     · (Updates with mine operations suspended, company statement) MANILA, July 17 (Reuters) Three people were killed and six others were still unaccounted for when an open pit coal mine in the central...

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  • In Philippines, Seeking Environmental Justice 20 Years After Mining .

     · But that all changed in March 1996, when a drainage pipe inside a copper mine burst about 20 kilometers upstream. Millions of tons of toxic mine waste, including lead and arsenic, flooded into the the time, it was the worst mining disaster in the history of of the residents of the island province of Marinduque are farmers and .

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