Diwalwal Lures World’s 5th Largest Gold Miner
The Inquirer reports today that Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd., reputedly the world's fifth largest gold mining company and the largest in South Africa, is setting its eyes on Diwalwal,…
Lawyers Back Davao Ordinance Vs Aerial Spraying
DAVAO CITY ? The Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panlegal (Saligan), a national law group, asserts that? there is no law that would be affected by the proposed ordinance banning aerial spraying, a fact that gives the Davao City government a wide space for local legislation.
The absence of a national law on aerial spraying has already been repeatedly stressed by officials of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority in several instances. No less than Dr. Norito Gicana, executive director of FPA, said in a letter that ?there is no specific law, circular or administrative order on aerial spraying.?
Lapanday’s nemesis decries ‘harassment’
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Dr. Romeo Quijano, one of the country's noted toxicologists and president of the advocacy group Pesticide Action Network Philippines, has fought a number of battles in…
Big Chinese Mining Firms Set Eyes on Mindanao
China’s ambassador to the Philippines Li Jinjun (left) receives a briefing kit from Medco officer in charge Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana (center) and Secretary Jess Dureza during an investment briefing on Tuesday. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)
By Germelina A. Lacorte
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — Three big mining companies in China, including the largest state-owned JinChuan Group Ltd., are now aggressively pursuing talks with Philippine-based companies for possible investments in the country?s mining industry.
Li Jinjun, ambassador to the Philippines of the People?s Republic of China (PROC), said Tuesday that the JinChuan Group is seriously pursuing talks with Philnico Industrial Corporation, which used to operate the shuttered Nonoc plant in Surigao while ZTE Corporation, which is based in Shenzhen, China, is talking with members of the Filipino-Chinese community for the possibility of joint-venture arrangements in mining.
?Red Tide? Ban in Mati, Other Areas
DAVAO CITY — Latest laboratory analysis of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have established that some areas in Mindanao, including Davao Oriental, are still positive of “red tide” toxins and have thus been put under a so-called ?shellfish ban.?
The coastal waters of Dumaguillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur, Balite Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental, and Bislig Bay in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur have been found positive of red tide toxins.