Asia gov’ts fight for citizens’ right to clean air
By Maarten Wetselaar
As Asia grows and develops, many governments are grappling with the environmental impact.
As Asia grows and develops, many governments are grappling with the environmental impact.
The P1-billion penalty paid by Philex Mining Corp. for the tailings spill that occurred at its Padcal mine site in August 2012 may have been “low,” according to Sen. Sergio Osmeña III.
Employees of an energy agency that figured prominently in news in the past weeks are quietly agonizing over the current leadership’s “tactics” of allegedly pushing some of the agency’s brightest minds to the edge and to the point of resignation, all for being associated with the previous leadership.
The Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) has expelled a United States Navy contractor from membership in the chamber after a Senate investigation showed that it was liable for dumping sewage into Philippine waters.
For an official of Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI), proof of the “environmental soundness” of the company’s Tampakan gold and copper project in South Cotabato came in the form of an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The country’s largest mining project has finally gotten the green light from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) but under stiff conditions, an official said on Tuesday.
As a rule, business takes a beating in media on any issue regarding the environment. Recently, media slaughtered the new reclamation project in the City of Manila called “Solar City.”
The Court of Appeals has dismissed the writ of kalikasan case slapped against the planned 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant of Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. (RP Energy), effectively allowing the power firm to finally push through with the $1.28-billion project.
Citinickel Mines and Development Corp. has completed the rehabilitation of the Pinagduguan River and the farm areas affected by the waste spill in southern Palawan, a company official said.
The operations of a mining unit of publicly listed Oriental Peninsula Resources Group Inc. in southern Palawan are under review after the reported outflow of silt from its mine site to the province’s Pinagduguan River and nearby farmlands.
Gold and copper producer Philex Mining Corp. promised to cooperate with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, which ordered the company to pay the P1.03-billion fine for tailings leak at its mining site in Benguet.
Philips Electronics and Lightings Inc. has committed to provide this year additional support for the sustainability and conservation programs of World Wide Fund for Nature, starting with the turnover of 150 solar-powered lamps to the group.
