The mining industry is a sector that would bring in big business but extraction of the natural resources particularly in Davao Oriental, must be done properly and must not be abused.
Davao Oriental governor Cora Malanyaon assured her Lumad (indigenous) constituents that they will not be exploited.” Mining exploration should not result to exploiting the people in the community,” she stressed
Malanyaon asserted that it was her policy that companies engaged in Davao Oriental should practie social responsibility towards the community they will be operating so as not to dislocate the people staying there.
“The opening of the mining industry to big international companies is good but they have to be ready in providing social measures for the affected IPs (indigenous peoples) living in these communities,” she said.
She explained that there should be dialogue and appropriate designs so that the community will not be shortchanged.
Malanyaon noted that there is a shift in doing business globally and it is now anchored on social responsibility. “Social responsibility is not only how you spend your money but how you make your money,” she said.
She added that those engaged in mining industry are expected to follow the legal, ethical and moral standards in doing business. . “The company’s responsibility should not stop at what the immediate needs of the people are, but must allow them to also develop themselves.”
Malanyaon stressed that, after the project, the IPs in particular should not be left with nowhere to go. She said the mining companies should address the communities’ problem of where to get self-sustaining income after mining operations stop. (PIA)
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Mining must not be abused – Malanyaon
The mining industry is a sector that would bring in big business but extraction of the natural resources particularly in Davao Oriental, must be done properly and must not be abused.
Davao Oriental governor Cora Malanyaon assured her Lumad (indigenous) constituents that they will not be exploited.” Mining exploration should not result to exploiting the people in the community,” she stressed
Malanyaon asserted that it was her policy that companies engaged in Davao Oriental should practie social responsibility towards the community they will be operating so as not to dislocate the people staying there.
“The opening of the mining industry to big international companies is good but they have to be ready in providing social measures for the affected IPs (indigenous peoples) living in these communities,” she said.
She explained that there should be dialogue and appropriate designs so that the community will not be shortchanged.
Malanyaon noted that there is a shift in doing business globally and it is now anchored on social responsibility. “Social responsibility is not only how you spend your money but how you make your money,” she said.
She added that those engaged in mining industry are expected to follow the legal, ethical and moral standards in doing business. . “The company’s responsibility should not stop at what the immediate needs of the people are, but must allow them to also develop themselves.”
Malanyaon stressed that, after the project, the IPs in particular should not be left with nowhere to go. She said the mining companies should address the communities’ problem of where to get self-sustaining income after mining operations stop. (PIA)
