Open-pit mining consultation marred with reported harassment
A leader of a small-scale miners group complained that Army troops harassed him to keep him out of a public consultation on open-pit mining operations.
A leader of a small-scale miners group complained that Army troops harassed him to keep him out of a public consultation on open-pit mining operations.
University of the Philippines Mindanao professors Myfel Paluga and Andrea Ragragio (middle) are joined by a co-teacher and activists in exposing alleged intelligence agents tailing them from their research work in General Santos City all the way to Davao City last Saturday. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
The existence of any entity in this world is inherently invested with a purpose or function—what we call its reason for being. It’s true to natural things as to human creations. That which ensues from the inventive genius or creative passion of humans belongs to that domain we call Art and properly falls under the concerns of the Humanities. But that is not the subject of this essay.
Small-scale miner Rey Zamora from Maco town in Compostela Valley revealed soldiers were deliberately bombing their tunnels to sabotage operations due to large-scale mining interests. His group Indug Kautawan condemns the mining intrusion. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
City Administrator Attorney Melchor Quitain is investigating fixing and bribery employees of the City Engineering Office who are asking for fees from businesses to speed up application for building permits. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)