Video footage appears to show protestors, who were demonstrating against mining operations, being dragged away by police near Ipilan Nickel Mine in Brooke’s Point, Palawan. Mining insiders are calling for maximum tolerance in similar standoffs. By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez https://www.eco-business.com/news/as-anti-mining-protests-heighten-in-the-philippines-industry-observers-call-for-prudence-in-police-intervention/?sw-login=true April 26, 2023 At around six o’clock in the morning of 14 April, around two… Continue reading As anti-mining protests heighten in the Philippines, industry observers call for ‘prudence’ in police intervention
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SUMKAD for land, life, and honor!
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionCENTRAL STATEMENTon the 39th Peoples Cordillera DayWe mark the 39th Peoples’ Cordillera Day with a united battle cry- SUMKAD for land, life, and honor! Sumkad, meaning to rise, resist, defend, is a word with an all-too-familiar meaning in our history of struggle as Cordillera Peoples. In the 70s and 80s, the… Continue reading SUMKAD for land, life, and honor!
CONFUSION, POLICE INACTION AND ILLEGITIMATE CITIZENS’ ARREST AT THE ANTI-MINING BARRICADES (Southern Palawan – The Philippines)
Lately, there has been much discussion going back and forth between the Ipilan Nickel Corporation (INC) and the Brookes’ Point Municipal Government on whether rally participants should be allowed to carry out their peaceful protest in front of the access gate to INC mining camp. In addition to a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) being addressed… Continue reading CONFUSION, POLICE INACTION AND ILLEGITIMATE CITIZENS’ ARREST AT THE ANTI-MINING BARRICADES (Southern Palawan – The Philippines)
MINING GUARDS HARASSMENT AT THE BLOCKADE SITE (PALAWAN – THE PHILIPPINES)
The Ipilan Nickel Corporation has no legal bases to arrest and disperse peaceful protesters. This is a blatant violation of human rights on the part of a mining company that does not even possess the Mayor’s legal permit to operate. These videos taken on 14th April by the blockade participants are an incontrovertible and disturbing evidence of… Continue reading MINING GUARDS HARASSMENT AT THE BLOCKADE SITE (PALAWAN – THE PHILIPPINES)
STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!
Cordillera Peoples AlliancePublic Information CommissionSTAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!Barangay officials and elders of Bulalacao, Mankayan, Benguet led the setting up of a barricade to block the drilling activities of the Crescent Mining and Development Corporation (CMDC). (Photo and caption from Northern Dispatch) NO TO CORPORATE PLUNDER OF OUR RESOURCES! NO TO LARGE-SCALE MINING! The… Continue reading STAND WITH THE PEOPLE OF BULALACAO, MANKAYAN!