Aquino and Tampakan mining

It seems that President Aquino is ‘appealing’ to the anti-mining groups following his statement that “he will strive to hammer out a compromise on South Cotabato’s Environment Code.”  What does this mean?

This only goes to show that the President is in favor of exploiting the mineral resources not just in Tampakan, South Cotabato but as well as in other parts of the country. Therefore,this would mean that anti-mining groups should brace themselves against the President and his gang over the issue of extractive industries.

Aquino urged to respect South Cot’s Environment Code

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) – Saying local government units have the “right to say no” to projects that threaten the welfare of the people, environment and indigenous peoples’ rights activists said President Benigno Aquino III should respect the decision of the provincial government of South Cotabato to pass the Environment Code that bans the open pit mining method in the province.

Erwin Quinones, campaigns paralegal of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC-KsK), told MindaNews that the President must respect the right of the local government units to manage and develop the resources within their jurisdiction.